People v. Cooper

Opinion

DUNN, J.

In the early morning hours of September 9, x 966, appellant Cooper, David Thomason and a third young man identified only as “Chuck” were creating a disturbance in the Thriftimart grocery store in Eagle Rock. They were loud and boisterous, and were asked to leave. They did so, but returned an hour and a half later. During this interval, they went to the home of appellant’s stepsister. There, they decided to return to the store to pick a fight with the people who had “thrown them out,” and to use knives if necessary. Appellant initiated the conversation, but all three agreed to…