California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Donaldson, E063500 (Cal. App. 2016):
injury. "'[T]he peril must appear to the defendant as immediate and present and not prospective or even in the near future. An imminent peril is one that, from appearances, must be instantly dealt with.' . . ."'" (People v. Manriquez (2005) 37 Cal.4th 547, 581.)
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