ND K-3.40. Defense of Others
State: North Dakota
North Dakota Pattern Jury Instructions (N.D.P.J.I. 1985)
ND K-3.40. Defense of Others
A person is justified in using force upon another in order to defend anyone else if the one defended would be justified to act in self-defense and the person coming to the defense has not, by provocation or otherwise, forfeited the right of self-defense.