State v. Brown

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for felony murder and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, holding that the evidence was sufficient to prove third-degree robbery as the predicate felony. The jury could reasonably infer that the defendant intended to deprive the victim of marijuana, withheld it by preventing the victim from regaining access to it, and used or threatened force to overcome resistance. The court also rejected the prosecutorial-impropriety claim to the extent it concerned arguments about the absence of payment and the victim’s reaction, while declining to reach claims tied solely to the vacated manslaughter conviction.