Shaffer v. State

¶ 13. I respectfully dissent from the decision of my esteemed colleagues in the majority that Shaffer’s conviction of exploitation of a child should be affirmed. I agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeals that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the crime, as stated in the indictment and as found in the plain language of Mississippi Code Section 97-5-33(6) (Rev.2006). Shaffer v. State, 72 So.3d 1090, 1094-97 (Miss.Ct.App. Sept.14, 2010). Accordingly, I believe that, in the circumstances, the proper course is for us to reverse the conviction and render…