Court of Appeals of Maryland· 4/19/1962
Gunther v. State
Citations
- 179 A.2d 880
- 228 Md. 404
- 1962 Md. LEXIS 465
How courts have described this case
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- all to the effect that a person not seeking a fight but fearing an attack may arm himself in anticipation of the attack
- defendant knew that the victim had severely beaten his sister on multiple occasions, “always” carried a gun, and had previously threatened to shoot someone, so when victim unexpectedly jumped into defendant’s car and raised his hand, defendant assumed victim 27 had a gun
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Judges: Brunb, HbndBRson, Hornby, Marbury, Sybbrt
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