Arizona

AZ 13-419. Presumptions; defense of a residential structure or occupied vehicle; exceptions; definitions

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-419. Presumptions; defense of a residential structure or occupied vehicle; exceptions; definitions A. A person is presumed to reasonably believe that the threat or use of physical force or deadly force is immediately necessary for the purposes

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AZ 13-418. Justification; use of force in defense of residential structure or occupied vehicles; definitions

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-418. Justification; use of force in defense of residential structure or occupied vehicles; definitions A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person is justified in threatening to use or using physical force or deadly physical

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AZ 13-417. Necessity defense

Arizona Annotated Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-417. Necessity defense A. Conduct that would otherwise constitute an offense is justified if a reasonable person was compelled to engage in the proscribed conduct and the person had no reasonable alternative to avoid imminent public

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AZ 13-411. Justification; use of force in crime prevention; applicability

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-411. Justification; use of force in crime prevention; applicability A. A person is justified in threatening or using both physical force and deadly physical force against another if and to the extent the person reasonably believes that

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AZ 13-408. Justification; use of physical force in defense of property

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-408. Justification; use of physical force in defense of property A person is justified in using physical force against another when and to the extent that a reasonable person would believe it necessary to prevent what a

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AZ 13-407. Justification; use of physical force in defense of premises

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-407. Justification; use of physical force in defense of premises A. A person or his agent in lawful possession or control of premises is justified in threatening to use deadly physical force or in threatening or using

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AZ 13-406. Justification; defense of a third person

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Criminal Code (Chs. 1 — 46) Chapter 4 Justification (§§ 13-401 — 13-421) 13-406. Justification; defense of a third person A person is justified in threatening or using physical force or deadly physical force against another to protect a third person if, under the circumstances as a reasonable person would

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