Does a person have the right to self-defense if he or she provokes a fight or quarrel with the intent to create an excuse to use force?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arce, D076543 (Cal. App. 2021):
"A person does not have the right to self-defense if he or she provokes a fight or quarrel with the intent to create an excuse to use force." (CALCRIM No. 3472 ["Right to Self-Defense: May Not Be Contrived"]; see People v. Eulian (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 1324, 1332-1333 ["CALCRIM No. 3472 is . . . generally a correct statement of the law."].)
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