Brown v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Michael Jerrod Brown was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery and other crimes arising out of the shooting death of Salvador Murillo Rodriguez. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that the victim came to an apartment seeking to purchase crack cocaine and obtain the services of a prostitute. Brown provided the crack (at an inflated price) and left the victim with a prostitute. Afterwards the men argued over the additional amounts Brown was charging. Brown pulled a gun and attempted to remove the victim’s necklace. The…