KARLA LOUISE PORTER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Kehoe, Oct. 25, 2016,
Imperfect Self Defense – An imperfect self-defense instruction is not appropriate in a murder-for-hire case where there was no evidence suggesting belief of imminent or immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury at the time of the murder.
Reversed by CoA with regard to the jury instruction. The Miranda issue was not considered by the CoA.

Dissent – Friedman – A defendant’s statement that they were acting in self-defense is sufficient alone to generate a self-defense instruction, so one should have been given.
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