State v. Lynn

Douglas E. Lynn appeals from a conviction of second-degree murder, urging that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction and that, in any event, trial errors entitle him to a new trial.

The information charged Lynn with the killing of Brian Leach, a 5-year-old child, alleging that it occurred in the commission of a felony, i.e., an assault in the second degree; and that Kathleen S. Leach, the mother of the child, aided and abetted in the assault.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty against both defendants. Mrs. Leach was given a deferred sentence, and has not appealed. A…