Brown v. State

Almost everyone has experienced the use of the wrong word at the wrong time and in the wrong place. Often the misuse slides glibly by unnoticed. On other occasions the slip of the lip seemingly hovers over our heads, drenched by search lights, and then plops down around our necks. This appeal deals with the latter, not the former.

Michael A. Brown was convicted of second degree murder by a jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. On appeal he assails that judgment on two grounds:

1) The indictment failed to allege murder; and

2) The evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain…