State v. Lucas

Jan 20, 1989
60,939
Reporters:
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Before:
McFarland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

In ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍our original opinion, defendant’s conviction of the child abuse of Shannon Woodside was affirmed, and his convictions of ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍felony murder and child abuse of Shaina Wood-side were reversed and the case was remanded for further proceedings. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍Subsequently, the State filed a motion for rehearing. The motion was granted on August 26, 1988.

The case was ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍reargued on December 8, 1988. After due consideration, we affirm our original opinion.

Miller, C.J., and Six, J., dissenting. Herd, ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍J., I reassert my dissent to the original opinion.