According to the Model Penal Code, Section 307(2)(B), the use of deadly force is not justifiable unless

A. a person unintentionally provokes police officers.
B. the actor believed that the crime involved conduct that excluded the threatened use of deadly force.
C. the arrest is for a misdemeanor.
D. the person effecting the arrest is authorized to act as a peace officer.


Answer: D

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