State v. Keaira Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, J.:

Keaira Brown appeals her convictions for felony murder and attempted aggravated robbery. She was 13 years old at the time the crimes occurred, and she was tried as an adult. She received a controlling hard 20 life sentence. She challenges the district court’s waiver of juvenile jurisdiction, her convictions, and her life sentence.

As to the juvenile jurisdiction waiver, Brown argues the district court erred in analyzing the statutorily enumerated factors that guided its decision. Regarding her convictions, she claims: (1) error instructing the…