Penal Code 198
Current as of January 20, 2022 | Updated by California Business Lawyer & Corporate Lawyer
California Code, Penal Code – PEN § 198
§ 198. Bare fear not to justify killing; Reasonable fear
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.