Greene v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Melvin Greene, Sr. was convicted of the felony murder of Leroy Bryant, Jr. and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and we affirm.

1. The jury was authorized to find that on the evening of September 25, 1999 Greene and the victim became involved in an altercation outside a convenience store. The victim harassed Greene and Greene responded by breaking a beer bottle over the victim’s head. The victim retreated across the street, where he picked up a stick and taunted Greene. Greene’s friends told him to leave the victim alone and offered to buy him another beer. While his…