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The Penal Code of the State of New York, Being Chapter 676 of the Laws of 1881, as Amended by the Laws of 1882-1904, Inclusive
The Penal Code of the State of New York Being Chapter 676 of the Laws of 1881 as Amended by the Laws of 1882-1904 Inclusive Author:New York Subtitle: With Notes, Forms and Index General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: Banks Law Pub. Co. Subjects: Law / General Law / Criminal Law / General Law / Criminal Procedure Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or ... more »missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PART II. OF THE PREVENTION OP CRIMES. Title I. Of lawful resistance. II. Of tbe Intervention of tbe officers of justice. TITLE I. Of Lawful Resistance. Chap. I. General provisions respecting lawful resistance. II. Resistance by tbe party about to be Injured. III. Resistance by other parties. CHAPTER I. General Provisions Reapcctlnpr Lawful Resistance. Sec. 70. Lawful resistance; by whom made. g 79. l,; i fill reBlntnnce, etc. Lawful resistance to the commission of-a crime may be made: 1. By the party about to be injured; 2. By other parties. CHAPTER II. RevlBtance by Hi.- Party About to Be Injured. Sec. 80. Id what cases; to what extent. § 8O. In what raieai to what extent. Resistance sufficient to prevent the crime may be made by the party about to be injured: 1. To prevent a crime against his person; 2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession. Self defense. Penal Oode, i 28. Subd. 1. What Ib Justiflable homicide. Shorter v. People, 2 Comstock, 193: Patterson v. People. 46 Barb. 625; People r. Austin, 1 Parker, 184; People v. Cole, 4 Parker, 35: Pformer v. People, 4 Parker, 55S; People T. Sullivan, 7 N. Y. 39fi: People T. Lamb, 54 Barb. 342; Kuloff T. People. 4B N. Y. 213. Assault. Evers T. People. 3 Hun, 716. Sulid. 2. Preventing stealing of wood. Gyre T. Culver, 47 Barb. 592. Preventing opening of highway. Harrington v. People. C Barb. 007. Tenant may use f...« less