Brown v. State

Appellant, Ronald Brown, was charged with felony murder and carjacking with a firearm. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter with a firearm and not guilty on the carjacking charge. Brown subsequently filed a motion for arrest of judgment, motion for judgment of acquittal, and motion for new trial. He contended, inter alia, that the manslaughter conviction was legally inconsistent with the carjacking acquittal and, therefore, the manslaughter conviction must be set aside. The trial court denied Brown’s motions. We affirm.

At trial, the State…