Saintignon v. State

The core circumstances shown by the record, upon which the trial court ruled appellant's custodial statements to be admissible, include cireumstances, spanning a two day period. Appellant's daughter Danielle was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital at about 2:00 p.m. on January 81, 1990. At that point, Appellant displayed hostility toward the suggestion that an autopsy be performed. Police were called by the emergency room doctor. Detectives then arrived and talked with appellant and the child's mother. Twelve hours later at 2:00 a.m. on February 1, 1990, the Indianapolis police responded to…