THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTION COMPENDIUM
Instructions And Issues Omitted By The Pattern Instructions

CHAPTER 253 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 253: Justification: Self Defense, Defense Of Others, Parental Discipline, Etc.

253.1 Battered Person’s Syndrome
253.2 Culture As Relevant To Defense Theories Involving Defendant’s Subjective Mental State And/Or The Objective Reasonable Person Standard
253.3 Parental Discipline
253.4 Self Defense, Defense Of Others, Defense Of Property -- Complete
          253.4.1 Self Defense: Miscellaneous Issues
          253.4.2 Self Defense: Right To Instruction
          253.4.3 Self Defense: Burden Of Proof
          253.4.4 Defense Of Habitation Or Place Of Business
          253.4.5 Duty To Retreat
          253.4.6 Withdrawal (see also Self Defense By Aggressor)
          253.4.7 Character Of Defendant
          253.4.8 Character Of "Victim"
          253.4.9 Self Defense: Prior Acts Or Threats
          253.4.10 Self Defense: Defendant’s Belief Must Be Subjectively Held And Objectively Reasonable
          253.4.11 Reasonable Person In Defendant’s Situation As Standard For Objective Reasonableness
          253.4.12 Consideration Of Great Bodily Injury
          253.4.13 Multiple Assailants
          253.4.14 Transferred Self Defense
          253.4.15 Self Defense By Aggressor
          253.4.16 Imminent Danger
253.5 Mutual Combat And Self Defense
253.6 Defense Of Others
253.7 Defense Of Property/Ejectment Of Trespasser