Justification and Excuse

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Section
16-3-20

Justification

Section
16-3-21

Use of Force in Defense of Self or Others; Evidence of Belief That Force Was Necessary in Murder or Manslaughter Prosecution

Section
16-3-22

Immunity From Criminal Liability of Persons Rendering Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers

Section
16-3-22.1

Persons Who Provide Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers or the Division of Family and Children Services When the Health and Safety of Children Are Adversely Affected and Threatened

Section
16-3-23

Use of Force in Defense of Habitation

Section
16-3-23.1

No Duty to Retreat Prior to Use of Force in Self-Defense

Section
16-3-24

Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than a Habitation

Section
16-3-24.1

Habitation and Personal Property Defined

Section
16-3-24.2

Immunity From Prosecution; Exception

Section
16-3-25

Entrapment

Section
16-3-26

Coercion

Section
16-3-27

Benefit of Clergy

Section
16-3-28

Affirmative Defenses