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DAVID EARL BROWN, JR. A/K/A DAVID E. BROWN, JR. v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Date: 06-23-2024
Case Number: . 2023-KA-00082-COA
Judge: David Neil McCarty
Court: IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPP
Plaintiff's Attorney: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD
Defendant's Attorney: Lance O'Neal Mixon
Thomas Boyd Shaw
Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing. He claims he should have been allowed to present testimony about the victim's character, that the date ranges contained in the indictment were insufficient, and that the evidence in total was insufficient to support the convictions.
None of Brown’s four assignments of error warrant reversal. The proffered testimony of the defendant’s mother was properly excluded, as Brown did not lay a predicate for the introduction of the testimony by impeaching either the victim or the detective. Extensive precedent from the Mississippi Supreme Court and this Court have determined the date ranges in the indictment were also legally sufficient, as a specific date range is not required
in cases of sexual assault. We also find there was sufficient evidence to support Brown’s convictions, and last, we find no plain error.
Therefore the convictions are affirmed
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What was the outcome of DAVID EARL BROWN, JR. A/K/A DAVID E. BROWN, JR. v. STATE ...?
The outcome was: None of Brown’s four assignments of error warrant reversal. The proffered testimony of the defendant’s mother was properly excluded, as Brown did not lay a predicate for the introduction of the testimony by impeaching either the victim or the detective. Extensive precedent from the Mississippi Supreme Court and this Court have determined the date ranges in the indictment were also legally sufficient, as a specific date range is not required in cases of sexual assault. We also find there was sufficient evidence to support Brown’s convictions, and last, we find no plain error. Therefore the convictions are affirmed
Which court heard DAVID EARL BROWN, JR. A/K/A DAVID E. BROWN, JR. v. STATE ...?
This case was heard in IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPP, MS. The presiding judge was David Neil McCarty.
Who were the attorneys in DAVID EARL BROWN, JR. A/K/A DAVID E. BROWN, JR. v. STATE ...?
Plaintiff's attorney: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD. Defendant's attorney: Lance O'Neal Mixon Thomas Boyd Shaw.
When was DAVID EARL BROWN, JR. A/K/A DAVID E. BROWN, JR. v. STATE ... decided?
This case was decided on June 23, 2024.