State v. Brown

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Defendant and three other individuals were prosecuted for the murder of one victim and the assault of another. One defendant entered into a plea agreement, and the other three were convicted at separate jury trials. Defendant was convicted of felony murder, aggravated burglary, and aggravated assault. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions, holding (1) the district court had jurisdiction to convict Defendant of felony murder and aggravated burglary; (2) being an aider and abettor for a crime is not an alternative means of committing the crime, separate and distinct from committing the crime as a principal; (3) the trial court did not err in giving a pattern felony-murder instruction to the jury; and (4) the narrowed jury instructions on the elements of felony murder and aggravated burglary were not erroneous. View "State v. Brown" on Justia Law