CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 20:14
Defense of Another 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 defense of
another person is proved. This defense is proved if you find all of the following:
1. The defendant reasonably believed (even if mistakenly) that the plaintiff was
making or was about to make (a) (an) (harmful) (or) (offensive) contact with (name of third
person); and
2. The defendant reasonably believed (even if mistakenly) that under the
circumstances it was necessary for (insert applicable pronoun) to intervene and use force to
protect (name of third person); and
3. The defendant used no more force than a reasonable person would have used
under the same or similar circumstances to protect (name of third person) from the actual or
threatened contact by the plaintiff.
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
4df0686d2569a3b4a292d8793a413b81e617af8b8af7b6e287034466142b65a3
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