While you are well within your rights to defend yourself or another person if an attacker threatens to cause serious injuries or death, there are situations where the use of force is unjustified. You must be aware of these situations, as the self-defense argument will not be an effective strategy. The following are examples of scenarios where you may not resort to using deadly force to defend yourself:nYou may not provoke another person to use force against you with the intent to use that as an excuse to inflict bodily harm upon another person.nnUsing force may not be justified if you attempt to commit or flee the scene after committing a felony.nnYou were the aggressor in an alternation or engaged in mutual combat.  You may be able to claim self-defense if you withdrew from the altercation and clearly communicated your intention to do so, but the other person continued to threaten you.