State v. Schofield

NEELY, Chief Justice:

Kathy Schofield’s appeal and writ of ha-beas corpus are consolidated in this opinion because both address the validity of her conviction. For the reasons given below, the appellant’s appeal is denied and her writ of habeas corpus is likewise dismissed.

James Preston Gill was shot in the back by a .22-caliber bullet on the night of 2-3 May 1982. A forensic pathologist testified that the bullet was fired from a distance of *102two feet or more and that both the victim and the murderer were standing at the time. The body was discovered in the afternoon hours of 3 May 1982 just…