State v. Brown
Annotate this CaseJerrell Brown was convicted of aiding and abetting first-degree murder for the benefit of a gang in connection with a shooting death. On appeal, Brown (1) challenged his conviction, claiming that the trial court violated his right to a public trial and erred in its evidentiary rulings and jury instructions, and (2) claimed the prosecutor violated his right to a fair trial by failing to disclose impeachment evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed Brown's conviction, holding (1) because the facts of this case did not implicate the right to a public trial, the trial court did not err in its evidentiary rulings or its jury instructions; and (2) the undisclosed impeachment evidence was not material.
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