Texas Penal Code

§ 9.02 — JUSTIFICATION AS A DEFENSE

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PE § 9.02Title 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY · Ch. 9. JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct in question is justified under this chapter.

Legislative history

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.