OK OUJI-CR 8-56. DEFENSE OF SELF-DEFENSE – DEFINITIONS

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Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions–Criminal (OUJI-CR)

OK OUJI-CR 8-56.  DEFENSE OF SELF-DEFENSE – DEFINITIONS

Altercation – Heated dispute or controversy.

Imminent danger – Danger that is pressing, urgent, or immediate.

Mutual combat – A fight between two or more parties into which each party has entered willingly.

NOTE: Updated by LOSD, 10/24/17.