Self defence- criminal

s.3. criminal law act 1967

reasonable force under-prevent commission of an offence or effect a lawful arrest

gladstone williams

mistake of fact can be a successful defence even if the belief is reasonable or not

bird

reasonable in regards to what might happen

palmer

defence either succeeds in its entirety or it fails

clegg

unreasonable force will never amount to a valid claim of self-defence

martin

characteristics of d cannot be considered for the purpose of reasonable force