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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 12.08
Assault or Battery - Self-Defense, Deadly Force
Even in self-defense, a person may not use deadly force against another person unless (1) the person reasonably believes that [he][she] is in danger of death or serious bodily harm; and (2) this danger can safely be prevented only by the immediate use of deadly force. Deadly force means an amount of force that is likely to kill the other person or cause serious bodily harm.
A person may not use deadly force if there is a reasonable way for [him][her] to escape the danger by retreating. [However, a person need not retreat from [his][her] own home if [he][she] is not the initial aggressor.]
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 12.08, dated Revised 2017; list of updates: March 2017. Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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