Roach v. State

RAKER, Judge.

Petitioner, Andre Ricardo Roach, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. The issue we must decide in this case is whether Petitioner was entitled to a voluntary manslaughter instruction based upon a theory of imperfect self-defense. We shall hold that he was so entitled.

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Donald Wayne Bnnn was shot and killed on February 16, 1997 in the parking lot of a liquor store located in Prince George’s County. Bunn, and a friend of his named Reginald Bowen, went to the liquor store to buy some beer. As they were…