Chavers v. State

Appellant challenges his conviction of first-degree murder and mandatory sentence of life without possibility for parole. For the following reasons, the judgment and sentence are reversed and this case remanded for new trial.

On March 4, 2010, Chris Pitcock died of a gunshot wound as he drove his car away from an encounter with Appellant and another teenager. Appellant, aged 17 at the time, was arrested the next day and interrogated at the police station by a law enforcement officer. At the beginning of the interrogation, the following exchange took place:

Officer: So I want to go over your…