OK OUJI-CR 8-15A. DEFENSE OF PERSON – RIGHT TO STAND YOUR GROUND

State: Oklahoma

Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions–Criminal (OUJI-CR)

OK OUJI-CR 8-15A.  DEFENSE OF PERSON – RIGHT TO STAND YOUR GROUND

A person has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his/her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he/she is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is attacked in any place where he/she has a right to be, if he/she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent (death/(great bodily harm) to himself/herself/ another)/(the commission of a forcible felony).

NOTE: Updated by LOSD, 10/24/17.