CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 20:12
Self-Defense of Person
The defendant, (name), is not legally responsible to the plaintiff, (name), on (insert
applicable pronoun) claim of (assault) (battery) if the affirmative defense of self-defense of
person is proved. This defense is proved if you find both of the following:
1. The defendant reasonably believed (even if mistakenly) that under the
circumstances it was necessary to use force to protect (insert applicable pronoun) from an
actual or threatened (harmful) (or) (offensive) contact; and
2. The defendant used no more force than a reasonable person would have used
under the same or similar circumstances to protect (insert applicable pronoun) from the
actual or threatened contact.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
3f970cebef0b1797dcb6924a5b1583f35a49493e6717b5bc73ce1104d1a9ce4b
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