TCA 39-11-612
Defense of third person
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What does this charge mean?
This is a legal defense (not a crime itself) that allows you to use force to protect another person from unlawful force, if you reasonably believe that person is in immediate danger and that your intervention is immediately necessary to protect them, similar to how you could protect yourself under self-defense laws.
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A person is justified in threatening or using force against another to protect a third person, if: (1) Under the circumstances as the person reasonably believes them to be, the person would be justified under § 39-11-611 in threatening or using force to protect against the use or attempted use of unlawful force reasonably believed to be threatening the third person sought to be protected; and (2) The person reasonably believes that the intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.
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TCA Section39-11-612