Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
KRS (Penal Code) § 503.020: Justification -- A defense
Civil
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes that justification, as defined elsewhere in the chapter, is a legal defense available in criminal prosecutions for any offense.
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