GUILTY IA - JoEllen Browning, 65, found stabbed to death in home, Iowa City, April 2019 *husband arrested*
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Trial reset for Iowa City man charged in wife’s killing
A trial has been delayed for the sixth time to July 12.
Roy Carl Browning Jr., 69, charged with first-degree murder, was set to go to trial Feb. 1, but last month asked for another continuance because an “indispensable” prosecution and defense witness couldn’t be available to testify at the trial due to “medical circumstances.”
A trial has been delayed for the sixth time to July 12.
Roy Carl Browning Jr., 69, charged with first-degree murder, was set to go to trial Feb. 1, but last month asked for another continuance because an “indispensable” prosecution and defense witness couldn’t be available to testify at the trial due to “medical circumstances.”
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Trial for Iowa City man charged with killing his wife to be delayed until November
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) -- The trial for an Iowa City man accused of killing his wife in 2019 has once again been postponed, this time until November.
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JUL 10, 2022
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Online court records show that at a Friday hearing, Judge Kevin McKeever pushed the trial back to November 1st. ...
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... A case management conference is now set for October 14th.
IC murder trial delayed again
Lang 7/10/22 The murder trial of 70-year-old Roy Browning Jr. of Iowa City, accused of killing his wife in 2019, has been delayed again. Online court records show that at a Friday hearing, Judge Kevin McKeever pushed
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Online court records show that at a Friday hearing, Judge Kevin McKeever pushed the trial back to November 1st. ...
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... A case management conference is now set for October 14th.
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Iowa City man takes plea deal in killing of his wife
The 70-year-old must serve 70% of that sentence before he’s eligible for parole.
If that is the case, he will die in prison.Iowa City man takes plea deal in killing of his wife
The 70-year-old must serve 70% of that sentence before he’s eligible for parole.www.kcrg.com
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Browning, 70, appeared in court and entered a guilty plea to one charge of second-degree murder after years of his trial being put on hold. Browning was charged with first-degree murder and initially pleaded not guilty in November 2019, but the trial has been continually postponed since March 2020 and was supposed to occur on Nov. 1 of this year.
Johnson County District Court Judge Kevin McKeever said the plea carries a maximum 50-year sentence and Browning would have to serve at least 70% of that, or 35 years, before being eligible for parole. McKeever said the sentencing is set for Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Johnson County Courthouse.
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... The plea agreement, under case law from North Carolina vs. Alford, means he does not admit guilt, but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence for a conviction.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness told the Press-Citizen she consulted with the children of the defendant and the victim before making this plea offer and they agreed with it.
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Roy Browning Jr. pleads guilty to killing his wife in 2019 in Iowa City
Browning, 70, appeared in court and entered a guilty plea to one charge of second-degree murder after years of his trial being put on hold.
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Browning, 70, appeared in court and entered a guilty plea to one charge of second-degree murder after years of his trial being put on hold. Browning was charged with first-degree murder and initially pleaded not guilty in November 2019, but the trial has been continually postponed since March 2020 and was supposed to occur on Nov. 1 of this year.
Johnson County District Court Judge Kevin McKeever said the plea carries a maximum 50-year sentence and Browning would have to serve at least 70% of that, or 35 years, before being eligible for parole. McKeever said the sentencing is set for Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Johnson County Courthouse.
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... The plea agreement, under case law from North Carolina vs. Alford, means he does not admit guilt, but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence for a conviction.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness told the Press-Citizen she consulted with the children of the defendant and the victim before making this plea offer and they agreed with it.
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Roy Browning Jr. pleads guilty to killing wife in 2019 through Alford Plea
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Her mother was a “Wonder Woman,” who was “strong, driven and beautiful,” EA, the daughter of JoEllen and Roy Browning, said during her father’s sentencing for second-degree murder in the April 2019 stabbing death of her mother.
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She wasn’t an “entertainment” story or a true crime show, she said.
EA also talked about the judicial system being broken and how the criminal justice process — the prosecution of her father — had taken away or interfered with the family’s time to grieve.
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During sentencing, Roy Browning maintained his innocence and said he would prove it to her family one day. He also complained about having to stay in jail since he was arrested in October 2019.
He then started to cry and said his wife was “perfection in so many ways,” and his memories of his wife kept him going during his time in jail.
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JoEllen Browning’s siblings also submitted victim impact statements read by Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness. They described their sister as kind, caring and loving. She was the family “peacemaker,” the one who gave the “best tight hugs.”
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JW said JoEllen was looking forward to retirement and wanted to travel and spend time with the grandchildren she might have someday. She never got to meet her two grandsons because she was killed before they were born.
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Roy Browning sentenced to 50 years for fatally stabbing wife in 2019
A grieving daughter on Friday said she wanted to share who her mother, JoEllen Browning, was, instead of the “untrue” information that has been released since her murder in 2019.Her mother was a “Wonder Woman,” who was “strong, driven and beautiful,” EA, the daughter of JoEllen and Roy Browning, said during her father’s sentencing for second-degree murder in the April 2019 stabbing death of her mother.
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She wasn’t an “entertainment” story or a true crime show, she said.
EA also talked about the judicial system being broken and how the criminal justice process — the prosecution of her father — had taken away or interfered with the family’s time to grieve.
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During sentencing, Roy Browning maintained his innocence and said he would prove it to her family one day. He also complained about having to stay in jail since he was arrested in October 2019.
He then started to cry and said his wife was “perfection in so many ways,” and his memories of his wife kept him going during his time in jail.
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JoEllen Browning’s siblings also submitted victim impact statements read by Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness. They described their sister as kind, caring and loving. She was the family “peacemaker,” the one who gave the “best tight hugs.”
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JW said JoEllen was looking forward to retirement and wanted to travel and spend time with the grandchildren she might have someday. She never got to meet her two grandsons because she was killed before they were born.
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