State v. Quartez Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Quartez Brown (Quartez) directly appeals from his convictions for felony murder, the alternative charge of second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and aggravated assault. The charges arose out of an incident in which Quartez, Kevin Brown (Brown), Kiara Williams, and Jalessa Bonner went to the apartment of Otis Bolden, where Quartez and Brown entered the apartment, assaulted Ashley Green with a handgun, and fatally shot Bolden.

Quartez contends: (1) The district court abused its discretion in not inquiring into the reasons behind his pro…