PrincipleCRIMINAL LAW – Self-Defence – Conditions for Availability
- Area of law
- CRIMINAL LAW
- Court
- Supreme Court
Self-defense as a complete defense to assault/homicide charges requires: (1) Unlawful assault: The accused was attacked without legal justification; (2) No provocation: The accused didn't provoke the assault (provoked person cannot claim pure self-defense); (3) Reasonably necessary force: The force used was what a reasonable…
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