State v. Brown

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant alleges that his conviction for attempted first degree murder was based on a denial of his right to confrontation, erroneous evidentiary rulings, confusing jury instructions and insufficient evidence. Appellant also alleges that the jury verdict is inconsistent and that his upward sentencing departure was an abuse of the trial court’s discretion. We affirm.

FACTS

For approximately a year prior to February 1988, appellant Gary Lee Brown and his family were harassed by persons suspected to be gang members. Because of the harassment, appellant, who indicated that he…