Bowman v. State

RAKER, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of “imperfect” defense of others.1 We hold that appellant’s claim *67was not preserved for review, and we affirm the judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.2

Appellant Charles E. Bowman, III, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County of one count of second degree murder, in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1992 Repl.Vol., 1993 Cum.Supp.) Article 27, § 411, and one count of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of…