Brown v. State

The evidence at trial established a sufficient basis for admission of the aggravated assault victim's opinion testimony that the second female voice she heard during attack at her home was the defendant's voice.

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Glenda Sue Brown and Christie Lynn Crider “Christie” were charged in separate but identical 18-count indictments with the murder of Christie’s father, Harold Crider “Mr. Crider”, aggravated assault on Christie’s mother, Judy Crider “Mrs. Crider”, as well as armed robbery and numerous other offenses.1 Christie entered into a negotiated plea agreement in exchange for the State’s concession not to pursue the death penalty against her. She was sentenced to life without possibility of parole, and she testified against Brown at trial. Brown was found guilty as charged. On appeal, she claims that the trial court erred in allowing voice identification testimony which placed her at the scene of the crime, and in failing to give a requested jury instruction on voice identification. Finding no error, we affirm.

Brown and Christie plotted to rob and murder Christie’s parents. In preparation for the crime, Christie obtained a .38 revolver from her parents’ bedroom and brought it to Brown’s home. Later that night both women returned to the Crider home wearing gloves and black clothing, and armed with the .38 revolver. As Mr. and Mrs. Crider returned home from work, Christie came out of her bedroom and began firing the .38, striking her mother in the arm. Brown took the pistol from Christie and fired four shots at Mr. Crider; both parents retreated into a bathroom. The perpetrators had emptied the .38 of bullets, so Christie got her father’s shotgun, loaded it, and gave it to Brown. Mr. Crider left the bathroom in an attempt to talk to his daughter. At that point, he and Brown struggled, and according to Christie, Brown shot him with the shotgun. Mr. Crider fell back into the hallway.

Brown v. State

The evidence at trial established a sufficient basis for admission of the aggravated assault victim's opinion testimony that the second female voice she heard during attack at her home was the defendant's voice.

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