People v. Deeds

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Richard Guy Deeds (Deeds), appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of sexual assault on a child. We affirm.

Deeds’ ten-year-old stepdaughter informed police of two separate incidents of being subjected to sexual contact by him. Deeds was thereafter charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child but was found guilty only as to the count relating to the second occurrence.

I

Deeds first argues that the trial court prejudiced him by admitting his statement of admission of guilt. We disagree.

As reported by the sheriff, Deeds made the following…