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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812)
Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 39-11-101 — 39-11-717)
Part 6 - JUSTIFICATION EXCLUDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 39-11-601 — 39-11-622)
Section 39-11-612 - Defense of third person
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TN Code § 39-11-612 (2023)
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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.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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