Although I agree with the post above, to answer the specific questions as you asked:Teamless wrote:disparity in force is one thing, but for me it comes down to the question:
"Am I in fear for my life or severe bodily injury" (this could also be that I fear for others as well)
If I answer yes, regardless of size differences, I feel I should draw and can draw legally.
I am not as tall as you, but I have you beat in weight.
I am about 6' and 250lbs, most people see me and say I look like a big guy.
But I am over 40, not in the best shape (round!)and while I probably could defend myself against someone else, (depending on what they are doing) I am not sure myself that I could, and come out unharmed, as I have never had to fight (since I was a small child anyway).
So while there is the clause about "what would a reasonable person do", I think I know what I am capable of doing and fighting is not one of those things, even though I probably could outweigh my attacker.
You are 6'4, even in a good shape (and I would say that 235 at 6'4 is probably good shape), that doesn't mean that a scrappy 170lb 5'9 person couldn't run circles around out and couldn't harm you seriously.
1) If you were to lose your weapon in the altercation and if the other person did get it and had intentions to use it against you, unless you had a BUG you would be unarmed in the situation that you posted.
2) So lets say you do have a BUG, then I would say that you are justified in using deadly force at that point.
Now, size, although a portion of the problem, is not the only issue. I am 6'4 and 260ish but have a bad back, bad knees, and generally old and out of shape. With that I may be justified in more cases than you would be.