State v. Lee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

Defendant Mallonee Lee was charged with second-degree murder and felonious obstruction of official duty. She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and obstructing official duty. The Court of Appeals reversed the manslaughter conviction for improper instructions and affirmed the obstruction of official duty conviction. We granted defendant’s petition for review on the obstruction of official duty conviction.

On October 22, 1984, Mallonee was visiting with her friend, Beverly Roland, in Roland’s home. Mallonee had agreed to stay overnight…