Tennessee Statutes
§ 38-2-102 — Resistance by party about to be injured
Tennessee § 38-2-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title38
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-2-102 (2026).
Text
Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured to prevent an:
(1)Offense against the party's person; or (2) Illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in the party's lawful possession.
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Related
State v. Michael Buell
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
William K. Paulson v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4929; Shan., § 6890; Code 1932, § 11414; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-102.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-1-105
Failure to report discovery of dead body§ 38-1-201
Registration - Applicability of part§ 38-1-203
Records of transactions§ 38-1-204
Penalties§ 38-1-301
Purpose of part§ 38-1-303
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Tennessee § 38-2-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/38-2-102.