California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chavez, E054719 (Cal. App. 2013):
must explain to the jury that the person being arrested "has the right to use reasonable force to protect himself." (People v. White (1980) 101 Cal.App.3d 161, 168.) The trial court can fulfill this duty by instructing the jury on the law of self-defense. (Ibid.)
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