Skelley v. State

I am unable to agree with the conclusions reached by my colleagues upon which the judgment of conviction is reversed.

It is not a pleasant duty to express one’s dissenting views. However, in the present case, believing the majority opinion overrules what has been well-settled law of this jurisdiction, I feel bound to do so.

To a correct understanding of the issue presented the following brief statement of the facts disclosed by the testimony is made; also excerpts of the testimony of some of the witnesses, and of the defendant as a witness on her own behalf.

The theory of the prosecution was…