Legal Use Of Force

     Although laws vary from state to state when defining our legal right to use force to protect ourselves, others, our homes and our property, at their heart, most states’ laws require that any use of force be for the “reasonable  circumstances.” That is, in addition to any specific rules outlined in statutory or case law, we must also pass the “reasonable person” test. When deadly force has been used, we’ll not only need to pass the “reasonable” test, we’ll also need to pass other test criteria, which will be explored in class.