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WA W.P.I.C. 16.04.01 Aggressor—Defense of Others

WA W.P.I.C. 16.04.01 Aggressor—Defense of Others

State: Washington

 

Washington Pattern Jury Instructions–Criminal (W.P.I.C.)

Part IV. Defenses  Chapter 16.  Justifiable Homicide

WA  W.P.I.C. 16.04.01 Aggressor—Defense of Others

One who acts in defense of another, reasonably believing the other to be the innocent party and in danger, is justified in using force necessary to protect that person even if, in fact, the person whom the actor is defending is the aggressor.

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