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A defendant raises the affirmative defense of self-defense to a Michigan assault charge, claiming he reasonably believed deadly force was necessary. Michigan's Self-Defense Act (MCL 780.972) generally provides that a person who is not engaged in a crime and is in a place he has a legal right to be:

Has no duty to retreat and may use deadly force if he honestly and reasonably believes it necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm Must always retreat before using any force May use deadly force for any reason whatsoever May never use deadly force in self-defense

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Has no duty to retreat and may use deadly force if he honestly and reasonably believes it necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm

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