6-2-602. Use of force in self defense.
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16 (a) A person is
presumed to have held a reasonable
17 fear of imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury to
18 himself or another when using defensive force that is
19 intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
20 to another if:
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22 (i) The person against whom the defensive force
23 was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully
24 entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, an
1 occupied structure, or if that person had removed or was
2 attempting to remove another against his will from the
3 occupied structure; and
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5 (ii) The person who uses defensive force knew or
6 had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry
7 or unlawful and forcible act was occurring or had occurred.
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