Elliott v. State

In this direct criminal appeal, appellant claims that the trial court committed reversible error in denying his motions (1) to suppress his statements to two Jehovah’s Witnesses based on the clergy communications privilege; (2) to suppress his statements to a jailer, a map drawn by him, and all evidence recovered based on the map; (3) for judgment of acquittal on the charge of first-degree murder because there was insufficient evidence of premeditation; and (4) for judgment of acquittal on the charge of tampering with evidence because there was insufficient evidence of a pending or imminent…