State v. Nieves

OPINION

SNOW, Judge.

¶ 1 Maria de Lourdes Nieves appeals her conviction for first-degree premeditated murder. She claims that the trial court committed reversible error by finding sufficient evidence, other than her own statements, to establish her guilt. For the following reasons, we reverse Nieves’s conviction and resulting sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The charge against Nieves resulted from the death of her ten-month-old daughter, Michelle. On the night Michelle died, Nieves told Pastora Elba Talavera that Michelle died in her sleep. 1 About two weeks later, however, Nieves told…