http://www.michiganprosecutor.org/Define.htm
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SELF DEFENSE:
A legally-justified use of force to protect one's self, another person, or property against some injury attempted by another person ... the right to repel force with force ... the defendant
(i) must have honestly and reasonably believed that he had to use force for protection,
(ii) may use only the type and degree of force that seems necessary for protection at the time based on the circumstances known to him,
(iii) must not have acted wrongfully and brought on the assault (i.e., provoked the attack) ...
In Michigan, a Prosecutor has the burden of disproving a defendant's self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Y'all got me curious, look what I found.... sounds simple, clear and reasonable to me!