Golden v. State

Pope, Judge.

Rashunda Denise Golden was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her mother. On appeal, she contests the trial court’s finding that her pre-trial statements were made voluntarily. Held:

On the evening of July 2 or in the early morning of July 3, 1987, Frances Golden was shot to death in her bedroom. Appellant, was 17 at the time of the shooting and her sister was 14. Police interviewed appellant on the morning of July 3, and again on July 10 to see if she remembered anything else, but appellant was not considered a sus*192pect at the time of these interviews and…