COOPER V. UNITED STATES
512 A.2d 1002 (D.C. Cir. 1986)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a voluntary manslaughter conviction.
FACTS: Cooper (D) got into an argument with his brother, Robert. Robert hit D in the head
with a radio. D's mother left for help. She heard a gunshot and returned to find her son
fatally shot. D claimed self-defense. The trial court instructed the jury that there was a
duty to retreat. D was convicted of manslaughter. D appealed; there was no duty to retreat
in his own home.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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