Brown v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Brown’s convictions and sentences for murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and attempted crimes. It held that the evidence supported the attempted armed-robbery conviction, any variance between the indictment and proof was immaterial, the challenged evidentiary rulings were proper or harmless, the rule of lenity did not authorize resentencing for different offenses, and Brown failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel. The court concluded that the evidence of guilt was substantial or overwhelming with respect to each claim.