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Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be made by the party about to be injured, or by others.

Code 1858, § 4928; Shan., § 6889; Code 1932, § 11413; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-101.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Criminal Procedure, § 10; 14 Tenn. Juris., Homicide, § 29.


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