California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sneed, B276525 (Cal. App. 2018):
The proffered evidence was arguably relevant to defendant's self-defense claim. The "defense of self-defense is established when the defendant has an honest and reasonable belief that bodily injury is about to be inflicted on him [or her], provided he [or she] uses force no greater than that reasonable under the circumstances." (People v. Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 846.) "The threat of bodily injury must be imminent [citation] . . . ." (People v. Minifie (1996) 13 Cal.4th 1055, 1064-
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