38-2-101 - Lawful resistance By whom made.

38-2-101. Lawful resistance By whom made.

Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be made by the party about to be injured, or by others.

[Code 1858, § 4928; Shan., § 6889; Code 1932, § 11413; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-101.]