Justified or excused under the circumstances

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Criminal Law Chapter 5

Know that defendants aren't criminally liable if their actions were justified or excused under the circumstances and understand how the affirmative defenses operate in justified and excused conduct.

Understand that self-defense limits the use of deadly force to those who reasonably believe that they're faced with the choice to kill or be killed right now.

Know and understand the four elements of self-defense.

Understand the retreat rule and its historic transformation that led to the stand-your- ground rule.

Know and understand the exceptions to the retreat rule, and to appreciate their impact on self-defense in cases of domestic violence.

Know and appreciate how self-defense has been expanded to include the defense of others, the home, and property.

Appreciate how the new "Castle Laws" are drastically transforming the law of self- defense, and to understand their application to self-defense cases.

Know that the choice-of-evils defense justifies the commission of a lesser crime to avoid an imminent threat of harm from a greater evil.

Know that the defense of consent is a justification defense based on the high value placed on individual autonomy in a free society.

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