Brown v. State

Marshall, Chief Justice.

John Henry Brown appeals his conviction of the malice murder of Sara Ann Brown and his life-imprisonment sentence. We affirm.

There was evidence that Brown and his victim lived with her father, her child, and Aleñe Haugabrooks. The victim and Ms. Haugabrooks were drinking wine in “Bear’s” backyard when the appellant approached and told the victim to leave. A scuffle ensued between Brown and the victim, during which she cut him with a knife and kicked him in the groin. Both were examined and treated at the hospital. She received a medication for her bruised hands,…