California Statutes
§ 198. — 198. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 8.)
California § 198.
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Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title8.
Part 1.TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Homicide
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 198. (2026).
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A bare fear of the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in subdivisions 2 and 3 of Section 197, to prevent which homicide may be lawfully committed, is not sufficient to justify it. But the circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and the party killing must have acted under the influence of such fears alone.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 8.
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