Louis v. State

Louis appeals his convictions for sexual battery and indecent assault upon a child on the ground that his confession was erroneously admitted. We affirm, concluding that the trial court’s finding of a valid waiver of Miranda1 rights was supported by the evidence notwithstanding that Louis’ native language was Creole.

Louis, age eighteen, had been in the United States for two years and attended a public high school. The victim, age eleven, testified at trial that on multiple occasions, Louis touched her breasts and vagina, and inserted his penis into her vagina. After the victim went to the…