Brown v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, Deborah Denise Brown was convicted of murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1; attempted murder, a class A felony, Ind.Code §§ 35-41-5-1(a), 35-42-1-1; and child molesting, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-4-8(a). After the penalty phase of the trial, the jury recommended the death penalty.1 The trial court sentenced Brown to death. Brown raises five issues in this direct appeal:

I. Did the trial court err in admitting the in-court identification of Brown by a witness who had previously participated in an unduly suggestive identification…