Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Dec 12, 2023
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JOSHUA J. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant
Joshua Brown appealed his conviction for second-degree felony murder, raising four points concerning double jeopardy and the sufficiency of the evidence. Brown argued that collateral estoppel and double jeopardy principles should have precluded his prosecution, and that the evidence was insufficient to prove proximate cause for felony murder. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no merit in Brown's double jeopardy claims and concluding that sufficient evidence supported the conviction.