Brown v. State

T 72 The legal questions in this case seem to me to yield straightforward answers requiring reversal. I see no reasonable way to read the briefing on appeal as the majority does-to suggest that the State waived its entire appeal by a single sentence in its reply brief. And if we consider the legal merits of the case, we must reverse, as the district court clearly erred in finding Debra Brown factually innocent by clear and convincing evidence.

1 73 I ean appreciate a sense of concern for the plight of Ms. Brown. She served seventeen years for a murder that she may not have committed. She has…