DAVID HOWARD COCHRAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Unreported Opinions//May 23, 2023

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DAVID HOWARD COCHRAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND

DAVID HOWARD COCHRAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND

By Unreported Opinions

//May 23, 2023

Criminal law — Imperfect self-defense — Clear error

This case arises out of a confrontation during which appellant, David Howard Cochran, ultimately drew his firearm and pointed it toward a group of young people who had gathered on a street in his Baltimore neighborhood.

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