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Self-Defense LawCalifornia, USA

California Justifiable Homicide Law

Summary

Homicide is justifiable when committed in self-defense or in defense of another, provided there is a reasonable ground to apprehend a design to commit a felony or to do some great bodily injury.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    The right to defend your home against anyone who intends to enter for the purpose of committing violence.
  • 02.
    The right to protect others from great bodily injury.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Charges of Voluntary Manslaughter if the belief in the need for force was honest but unreasonable.
  • 02.
    First or Second Degree Murder charges if the act was malicious.

Verified Citations

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