State v. Bassett

I do not disagree with the statements of law in the opinion. What I disagree with is their application to the evidence. Therefore, I dissent from the reversal of the conviction. I agree with the view of the trial court, that there was sufficient basis in the evidence upon which reasonable minds, acting fairly and reasonably thereon, could believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants were guilty of manslaughter in the death of the child.

It is not surprising that there is no direct evidence as to how the baby suffered the injuries from which she died. In this, as in most types of…