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KSA 021-052-0026 – Use of force by an aggressor | Kansas Law

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KSA 021-052-0026 – Use of force by an aggressor

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 021-052-0026

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21-5226.Use of force by an aggressor.The justification described in K.S.A.21-3211,21-3212and21-3213, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A.21-5222,21-5223and21-5225, and amendments thereto, is not available to a person who: (a) Is attempting to commit, committing or escaping from the commission of a forcible felony; (b) initially provokes the use of any force against such person or another, with intent to use such force as an excuse to inflict bodily harm upon the assailant; or (c) otherwise initia

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