MacKendrick v. State

Clark MacKendrick appeals his convictions for capital sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. MacKendrick contends that the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress his incriminating statement and other evidence, disclosed during a custodial interrogation before deputies read his Miranda rights.* Finding this suppression issue dispositive, we reverse and remand for a new trial, thereby mooting a second, separate issue relating to the denial of a motion for mistrial.

I. Facts

The amended information alleged that MacKendrick committed sexual acts against a minor, H.M., on…