A person is justified in the use of reasonable force when the person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to defend oneself or another from any imminent use of unlawful force.
[C51, § 2773--2775; R60, § 4442--4444; C73, § 4112--4114; C97, § 5102--5104; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12921--12923; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 691.1, 691.2(1), 691.3; C79, 81, § 704.3]
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