What factors were considered to support a reasonable belief that the officer's safety was at risk?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Fisher, A153971 (Cal. App. 2019):

he was doing; the situation was "getting kind of heated." This combination of circumstances supported a reasonable belief that the officer's safety was at risk. (People v. Avila (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 1069, 1074.)

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