People v. Steele

The defendant appeals her convictions of first-degree murder 1 and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. 2 We affirm.

Before the commencement of the trial, the parties stipulated that the victim, Larry Steele, the defendant’s estranged husband, died of a bullet wound to the head inflicted by Robert Barr. The theory under which the defendant was charged, tried and convicted was that Barr had murdered Larry Steele at the instigation of the defendant. There was testimony from several different sources to substantiate the prosecution’s theory of the case.

John Bryant testified that a month…