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Connecticut Judicial Branch Jury Instructions- Criminal PART 2: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 2.8 JUSTIFICATION DEFENSES 2.8-2 Exceptions to Justification: Provocation, Initial Aggressor, Combat by Agreement — § 53a-19 (c) In addition, the state can defeat the defendant’s claim of self-defense by proving one of the statutory disqualifications to self-defense. The statute defining self-defense describes certain circumstances in […]

Connecticut Judicial Branch Jury Instructions- Criminal PART 2: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 2.8 JUSTIFICATION DEFENSES 2.8-1 Self-Defense and Defense of Others — § 53a-19 The evidence in this case raises the issue of (self-defense / the defense of others). (Self-defense / The defense of others) applies to the charge[s] of < insert applicable crimes> [and the lesser

Connecticut Judicial Branch Jury Instructions- Criminal PART 2: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS2.8 JUSTIFICATION DEFENSES 2.8 Introduction to Justification Defenses Justification is a general defense to a crime involving the use of physical force. The use of physical force upon another person that results in actual injury, while usually a criminal assault, is not criminal if it is