609.065 — Justifiable taking of life.

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     609.065 Justifiable taking of life. 


    The intentional taking of the life of another is not 
 authorized by section 609.06, except when necessary in resisting 
 or preventing an offense which the actor reasonably believes 
 exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or death, or 
 preventing the commission of a felony in the actor's place of 
 abode. 


    HIST: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.065; 1978 c 736 s 1; 1986 c 444 


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