State v. Allen

MEYER, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the first-degree murder of her infant son and of first-degree arson. On appeal, her assignments of error relate to: (1) the admissibility of her inculpatory statements to law enforcement officials, (2) the restriction of her inquiries of potential jurors during jury selection, (3) the district attorney’s conduct during the trial, (4) the trial court’s failure to dismiss the arson charge, (5) the trial court’s jury instructions, and (6) the trial court’s finding and use of an aggravating factor in sentencing defendant to life for the arson conviction.…