OUJI-CR 8-56

DEFENSE OF SELF-DEFENSE - DEFINITIONS

Altercation - Heated dispute or controversy.

Reference: Black's Law Dictionary 71 (5th ed. 1979).

Imminent danger - Danger that is pressing, urgent, or immediate.

References: Lary v. State, 50 Okl. Cr. 111, 296 P. 512 (1931); Turner v. State, 4 Okl. Cr. 164, 111 P. 988, 998 (1910); R. Perkins, Criminal Law 994 (2d ed. 1969).

Mutual combat - A fight between two or more parties into which each party has entered willingly.

References: Phelps v. State, 64 Okl. Cr. 240, 78 P.2d 1068 (1938); Weatherholt v. State, 9 Okl. Cr. 161, 131 P. 185 (1913); 27A Words and Phrases 712.