Any person about to be injured may make resistance sufficient to prevent— (1) an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession; or (2) an offense against his person or his family or some member thereof.
Any person, in aid or defense of the person about to be injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the offense.
The right of self-defense does not extend to the infliction of more harm than is necessary for the purpose of defense. To justify a homicide on the ground of self-defense, there must be not only the belief but also reasonable ground for believing that at the time of killing the deceased, the party killing was […]
(a) Any person is justified in the use of force when: (1) the person is resisting an attempt by another to kill him or to inflict serious bodily injury upon him; or (2) the person is resisting an unlawful or forcible entry by another into his residence and he reasonably believes that there is an […]
