Brown v. State

Paul E. Danielson, Justice.

Appellant Richard Brown appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of life imprisonment plus an additional five years for the use of a firearm. He asserts two points on appeal: (1) that the circuit court erred in denying his directed-verdict motion because the evidence was insufficient to prove the requisite intent to sustain the conviction; and (2) that the sentence imposed by the jury is unconstitutionally disproportionate to the facts established at trial. We affirm Brown’s convictions and sentence.

The record reveals the following facts. On…