I found this interesting and educational to read and will confess that I didn't read it all (yet)
I suspect that some others will find it interesting and educational as well.
627.4 and 627.7 are particularly pertinent to the discussion. You might find it easier to go to the actual web page and read it there.
This makes for an incredibly long post. I will leave it up for now but if anybody objects to it's size I will be happy to edit the post and just leave the link.
TITLE LXII
CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 627
JUSTIFICATION
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/...27/627-mrg.htm