Scott v. State

SMITH, Chief Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. William Scott was convicted of capital murder for the slaying of Paula Kay Dinkins during an armed robbery at Cash Depot, where Dinkins worked. Dinkins had been shot in the head. The jury found Scott guilty of capital murder and sentenced Scott to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Scott appealed on the following grounds: (1) whether the trial judge erred in failing to recuse herself after an ex parte conference with Scott’s attorney; (2) whether the trial judge erred in denying Scott’s motion to suppress his written confession; (3)…