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CACI No. 1304

Affirmative Defense—Self-Defense/Defense of Others

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[Name of defendant] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] is not

responsible for [name of plaintiff]’s harm because [he/she/ nonbinary

pronoun] was acting in [self-defense/defense of another]. To succeed,

[name of defendant] must prove both of the following:

1. That [name of defendant] reasonably believed that [name of

plaintiff] was going to harm [him/her/ nonbinary pronoun /[insert

identification of other person]]; and

2. That [name of defendant] used only the amount of force that was

reasonably necessary to protect [himself/herself/ nonbinary

pronoun/[insert identification of other person]].

New September 2003; Revised June 2014

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Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
caci-2025
Content hash
84b7ea94908aa388ea095035cbb3f574d32ffecef980f7d2f9c6da5e5775af6b
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