Brown v. State

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Lonnie Gregory Brown of malice murder, felony murder and kidnapping in the death of Kay Jean Dunn. He appeals contending the trial court erred in admitting his co-defendant’s statements. Because the co-defendant testified and his prior statements were inconsistent with his in-court testimony, we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial showed that on April 12, 1993, Brown’s half-brother, Robert Anthony Wise, told his mental health counselor that he thought he had killed a woman over the weekend. When interviewed by police, Wise said that Brown picked him up…