State v. Hankton

hi respectfully dissent.

This Court exists for the purpose of correcting trial error. Where an error is present, preserved, and prejudicial, we must reverse. I believe that all three of these antecedent conditions are present here. As such, the majority errs in affirming the judgment of the trial court. Below I explain the majority’s two-fold error as well as why reversal and remand are required in this case.

Binika Hankton’s inculpatory statements to detectives regarding her role in Henry Barber’s stabbing were undoubtedly a major factor in her first degree murder conviction. Ms. Hankton’s…