Defense of Another

Question 1

Defense of Another

Answer 1

in matters involving deadly force, the thing defended must be another person; property insufficient to establish

two approaches:
1. reasonable appearance rule
2. alter ego rule

Question 2

Reasonable Appearance Rule

Answer 2

an intervenor is justified in using deadly or non-deadly force to the extent that such force reasonably appears to the intervenor to be justified in the defense of the third party.

Question 3

Alter ego rule

Answer 3

intervenor may only use force to defend a third party if the defended party would in fact have been justified in using force to the same degree in self-defense;

intervenor steps into the shoes of the person defended

Question 4

mpc

Answer 4

D is justified using force upon another person if all are met:

1. D uses no more force to protect X than D would be entitled to use in self protection, based on the circumstances D believes them to be
2. as D believes circumstances to be, **x would be jusitified in using **
3. D believes intervention is necessary to protect