Pattern Jury Instructions On Self-Defense in Civil Cases
Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 15:4(a) & (b) states:
a. Defense of Self, Another or Property
Persons are not responsible for assault or battery if they were defending themselves, other persons, their property or their employer's property, so long as they used only such force as was reasonably necessary to protect themselves, other persons, their property, or their employer's property from actual attack or threat of imminent harm. Threat of imminent harm does not mean that one must wait until the other person makes the first move.
b. Use of Deadly Force
A person may use deadly force only as a last resort. The person must reasonably believe that he or she or a third person was in immediate danger of serious bodily harm and that there was no other reasonable means of defense or ability to escape.
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