Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided January 23, 2019No. CR-18-448PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKenneth S. Hixson, Judge

Appellant Donald Lee Brown was convicted in a jury trial of second-degree murder committed against Damon Wilkins.

*313Brown's sentence was enhanced pursuant to the jury's findings that he employed a firearm to commit the offense and that he committed the offense in the presence of a child. Brown's total prison sentence was thirty years.

Brown now appeals, raising one argument for reversal. Brown argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a mistrial after one of the State's witnesses allegedly made a comment about gangs during her testimony.1 We find no error, and we…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  2. State v. NanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  3. King v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  4. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  5. Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. PayneDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2020
  2. James Adam Wright v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2025

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