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Brown v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 2002No. 35S00-0010-CR-599PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

While appellant April M. Brown sat and watched, her husband Levohn (Lee) Brown struck their three-year-old daughter with a blow that proved fatal because the parents let her go for a week without any medical attention. A jury found April Brown guilty of aiding in murder and neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury. We affirm the latter, and remand for a new trial on the former.

Facts & Procedural History

On February 4, 2000, Lee Brown struck his three-year-old daughter MicKenzie in the back of the head with a large wooden paddle as she stood with her nose…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Miller v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. McCarthy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Mobley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Taylor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Deshawn Lamont Redfield v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Racxon Cruze McDowell v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. State v. SinicaNebraska Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Laney v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Purvi Patel v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016

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