State v. Honaker

CLECKLEY, Justice:

The appellant and defendant below, Helen Jean Honaker, appeals from her July 10, 1992, convictions of first degree murder with a recommendation of mercy and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. The charges and convictions stem from the July 21, 1990, murder of the defendant’s stepson, W.D. Ho-naker.

Among the numerous errors asserted, 1 the defendant argues that certain statements made during treatment at a hospital and statements made to law enforcement authorities were improperly admitted. The defendant claims that her statements should have been suppressed because…