Marshall v. State

The defendant appeals his conviction of involuntary sexual battery committed upon a minor female. His claims here focus upon the admission at trial of inculpatory statements made by him to detectives after having received his Miranda rights and, in particular, to such a statement made to one of the examining psychiatrists appointed by the court to evaluate his competence to stand trial. Contrary to appellant’s claims of incompetence, his behavior appeared normal when the inculpatory statements were made, and we can find no evidence to support the claim of any police coercion or overreaching…