State v. Brown

COBB, Judge.

The defendant below, James Brown, was charged with attempted kidnapping, robbery of a purse, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. According to facts adduced at trial, Brown accosted the victim in a parking lot and struggled with her; she fought him off and ran away; he followed her for a few steps, returned to the location of her car, picked up her purse and car keys which had dropped during the struggle, and drove away with the victim’s car. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared.

Thereafter, Brown moved to dismiss Count III, the charge of grand theft of…