Defense of third person

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-612, under Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-612

(1) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another to protect a third person, if:(1) Under the circumstances as the person reasonably believes them to be, the person would be justified under § 39-11-611 in threatening or using force to protect against the use or attempted use of unlawful force reasonably believed to be threatening the third person sought to be protected; and(2) The person reasonably believes that the intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.

(1) Under the circumstances as the person reasonably believes them to be, the person would be justified under § 39-11-611 in threatening or using force to protect against the use or attempted use of unlawful force reasonably believed to be threatening the third person sought to be protected; and

(2) The person reasonably believes that the intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.