A note in Texas Citizen Arrest: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Section 14.01(a) says, “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.”
A note in Texas Citizen Arrest: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Section 14.01(a) says, “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.”
This means I can perform a citizen’s arrest for 1) a felony -OR- 2)an offense against the public peace.
That means
ANY felony
And also a misdemeanor if it is an offense against the public peace, because if it isn’t a felony, and it disturbs the public peace, what else could it be?
I wish it was stated more clearly, but the legal precedent has been set for this interpretation.
Hope this helps my brother and sister sheepdogs here in the Lone Star State!
Excerpt From
2022–2023 eBook of Texas Criminal and Traffic Laws
Good info, Keith!
A note in Texas Citizen Arrest: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Section 14.01(a) says, “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.”
This means I can perform a citizen’s arrest for 1) a felony -OR- 2)an offense against the public peace.
That means
ANY felony
And also a misdemeanor if it is an offense against the public peace, because if it isn’t a felony, and it disturbs the public peace, what else could it be?
I wish it was stated more clearly, but the legal precedent has been set for this interpretation.
Hope this helps my brother and sister sheepdogs here in the Lone Star State!
Excerpt From
2022–2023 eBook of Texas Criminal and Traffic Laws
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