speed and followed it to the hospital. In part to obtain information requested by hospital personnel, Hall asked the defendant his name, the name of the victim, and his relationship to her. Hall also asked where the shooting occurred to determine whether it had happened within city police jurisdiction. The defendant responded that the shooting occurred on Pinehill Road. The officer then asked the defendant who shot the woman. The defendant stated that he had shot his wife and continued without further questioning from Hall to explain what happened. According to Hall, the defendant said he argued with his wife before leaving to have drinks with friends. When he came back, his wife was out, but she returned shortly. As the couple quarreled again, defendant's wife pulled outfound the Whites' house and if the neighbors knew about a shooting. Defendant's mother lived next door and his daughter was spending the night with her. They were unaware of the shooting and were eager to enter the Whites' house. The deputies refused the relatives access but entered themselves to determine if there were other participants in the incident. They saw a trail of blood leading from the front door to the kitchen where they found a gun on the kitchen table. However, the officers did not seize the gun nor disturb the scene in any way. Instead, they called the sheriff's office to request that an investigator be sent for.
Detective Ron Strother arrived at the house about thirty minutes later and was met there by Deputy Malec,