Louisiana Annotated Statutes
Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 14. Criminal law (Chs. 1 — 3)
Chapter 1. Criminal code (Pts. 1 — 8)
Part 1. General provisions (Subpts. A — E)
Subpart C. Culpability (§§ 14:13 — 14:22)

§ 14:22. Defense of others.

It is justifiable to use force or violence or to kill in the defense of another person when it is reasonably apparent that the person attacked could have justifiably used such means himself, and when it is reasonably believed that such intervention is necessary to protect the other person.

 

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