Opinion ID: 2624500
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Assaults on Jerre Brown

Text: In December 1976, defendant, Jerre Brown, and Beverly Manning were in jail in Shreveport, Louisiana, under arrest for the burglary of the truckstop hotel. Defendant asked Brown and Manning, who were both juveniles at the time of the burglary, to take full responsibility for the burglary in order to exonerate him. Brown instead told the truth about the burglary and gave testimony unfavorable to defendant. While in a holding cell with 40 other inmates awaiting transportation to the courthouse from the jail, defendant attempted to stab Brown in the head with a pen, requiring the guards to spray Mace on both of them. Later, at the courthouse, defendant hit Brown in the face with his fist, knocking him against the wall.