Whitaker v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant, Sharon Whitaker. aPDeals from a judgment of conviction for manslaughter and a sentence of ten years. She raises two points on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in permitting the jury to take the videotape of a custodial statement made to the Mena Chief of . Police into the jury room as part of its deliberations; and (2) the trial court erred in failing to suppress that statement. We reverse on the second point and remand for further proceedings.

In March 2000, Bill and Sharon Whitaker had been married for about twenty years. They lived in Mena, and they…