Oklahoma Criminal Jury Instructions
CHAPTER 8 DEFENSES
A. DEFENSE OF ANOTHER

8-3 Justifiable Use of Force to Prevent Offense

A person is justified in using reasonable force in aid or defense of another person who is about to be injured during the commission of a crime.

Statutory Authority: 22 O.S. 2011, § 33.

Committee Comments

In Whitechurch v. State, 1983 OK CR 9, PP 14-15, 657 P.2d 654, 657, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals required a jury instruction to be given that covered the defense in 22 O.S. 2011, § 33. The Court noted that this defense complemented and to a certain extent overlapped the principles of self-defense and the defense of others.

 

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