State v. Greathouse

Appellant ("Defendant") challenges his conviction for first-degree murder, charging error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress his police confession, and (2) allowing the jury to view his sister's police statement during jury deliberations.

Background1

When Anita Dunn went missing, police immediately suspected Defendant, her landlord. Police first interviewed Defendant on May 31 ("Interview 1"). After being Mirandized,2 Defendant denied involvement in Dunn's disappearance and answered questions for some 20 minutes, then invoked his right to counsel, declined to answer other questions,…