Section 23.27 Self-Defense, Defense of Another

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E. (§23.27) Self-Defense, Defense of Another

A person is permitted to use physical force on another to the extent reasonably necessary to defend oneself or another from the use or imminent use of unlawful force by the other person. Section 563.031.1, RSMo 2000. “The elements of self-defense are absence of aggression or provocation on the part of defendant, a necessity, real or apparent for defendant to employ deadly force to save himself from immediate danger of serious bodily injury or death, and...