About this video
Your friend is being attacked outside a bar. You pull the attacker off and he falls. Now you are the one in handcuffs. Brian Foley's short reminder that Penal Code § 9.33 protects people who step in for others — but only when the person they protected would have been justified, and only with force that was immediately necessary.
This video is educational only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Related pages
- Texas Penal Code § 9.33 — Defense of Third Person (full video)
- Defense of a Third Party
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