Taylor v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

In accordance with the Unified Appeal Procedure, we granted Robin Leigh Taylor’s application for interim review before her death penalty case proceeds to trial. We requested that the parties address the following matters: (1) whether Taylor’s references to a lawyer during her interview on October 6, 1999, constituted a request for counsel; (2) whether comments that police officers made to Taylor constituted a hope of benefit under OCGA § 24-3-50; and (3) whether the alleged murder weapon would have been inevitably discovered without Taylor’s statement.

Because Taylor’s…