Friday, July 17, 2020

Bully Indicted for Murder

A Hinds County grand jury indicted Greta Brown-Bully for the murder of Larry "Caveman" Lee on April 24.


The indictment includes counts of first degree murder, drive-by shooting, and evidence tampering.  Bully is co-owner of Bully's Restaurant and co-owner of the Toast & Sip Package Store in Jackson.   Lee was a local neighborhood bum.  She is the daughter of Hinds County Constable John Brown.


17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will justice prevail or is this simply for show? Those are the only two alternatives.

Raising My Hand said...

I have a serious question, since I've never been on a Grand Jury and am not an attorney. Are the race and name of alleged perpetrators known to members of the grand jury at the time of presentation and deliberation?

If they are, would it not make more sense to simply have them decide based on the alleged facts in the case and the charges?

Anonymous said...

to 10:35................a DA will advise a grand jury of anything if he wants an indictment bad enough .

Anonymous said...

I’m under the impression that, on the night in question, Mrs. Bully feared for her life.

Anyone else under the same impression?

Anonymous said...

10:35 Not quite sure what your question is, but I'll give my experience as a member of a grand jury.

The district attorney got up and presented the charges and went over the evidence in the case. In most instances a law enforcement officer got up to testify as to what their investigation had uncovered. Sometimes the alleged victim told us direct what they had experienced.

The name of the accused was provided as that is how the case was titled (State of Mississippi vs. John Doe), but things like age, race, sex, etc. weren't deliberately given to us. We could figure it out sometimes from the evidence (surveillance pictures for example) or from the testimony (the officer might say "I observed a black male, approximately 6 foot tall, that matched the suspect description").

In none of the cases I participated in did the accused appear before the grand jury. We were told we would only hear from the prosecution, this was not a trial, and all we were to do was decide if there was enough evidence to go to trial. Race was not a factor, but identifying the accused's race was in some cases inevitable.

Anonymous said...

to 10:35....................10:55 is right..........add to that mississippi grand jury proceedings are not transcribed as they are in the federal system and some states so there is no way to prove who said what.

Anonymous said...

Constable Brown seems to have a few broken limbs on the old family tree.

Anonymous said...

As a lawyer, I can say this would be a fun case to defend. Stopping a conviction through hung jury or acquittal is definitely possible.

This reminds me of the case Tom Fortner got an acquittal in several years ago. A convenience store owner shot a fleeing thief who had stolen beer. The thief died. Tom's primary theme was self defense as the thief allegedly turned to point something at the owner, but his other goal was jury nullification. People were sick and tired of businesses in Jackson constantly getting robbed. Tom's plan worked.

Same general themes could work for defending Ms. Bully.

Anonymous said...

Good luck finding a jury of her peers that doesn't patronize her businesses.

Anonymous said...

"I have a serious question, since I've never been on a Grand Jury and am not an attorney. Are the race and name of alleged perpetrators known to members of the grand jury at the time of presentation and deliberation?" At most Grand Jury presentations all facts are read including race/gender, etc of the suspect and victim, unless decided prior to reading not to do so.

"I’m under the impression that, on the night in question, Mrs. Bully feared for her life." The one problem is that it was recorded, I believe, that after the initial shooting, she retired from the scene, then possibly reloaded returning to continue the shoot. Leaving the scene would indicate, to a reasonable person (love that phrase), the threat was gone at that point and she could retreat safely. Returning to the scene, with a supposedly reloaded weapon then shooting the now victim, brings up the question of an assault on her part.

Did she make sure one of the two witnesses couldn't give testimony? Inquiring minds want to know.

Anonymous said...

12:28, I’m a white guy from Clinton. I patronize her business. Food is really good!

Anonymous said...

@1:51. My bet is that you'll be able to go back there after the Covid fright is over.

PittPanther said...

I live in Jackson and have never set foot inside Bully's. Pick me for the jury! Good luck convincing me that you inside of a car, needed to shoot someone. Just drive away.

Anonymous said...

Tommi Green will be the judge, John Browns friend and she will walk away, and will kill again.. The intrested part is how could Green take it, when she is always with the Browns at social events.

Anonymous said...

@4:44 PM - you don't know that about "let 'em loose" Green. Circuit Judge Faye Peterson has already recused herself, likely due to a conflict. That will put the other judges on notice.

Kingfish said...

Wooten recused herself as well.

Anonymous said...

Constable Brown does not have the same power that he once had.

If he did, this would have never made "the news".



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