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    Justification; use of physical force to prevent or terminate larceny or criminal mischief
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    Defense of Justification
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  • SECTION 35.30
    Justification; use of physical force in making an arrest or in preventing an escape
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    SECTION 35.27

    Justification; use of physical force in resisting arrest prohibited

    Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 1, TITLE C, ARTICLE 35

    § 35.27 Justification; use of physical force in resisting arrest

    prohibited.

    A person may not use physical force to resist an arrest, whether
    authorized or unauthorized, which is being effected or attempted by a
    police officer or peace officer when it would reasonably appear that the
    latter is a police officer or peace officer.