In re Robinson

Petitioner appeals from the superior court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, in which he claims that defense counsel’s failure to object to the admission of his inculpatory statement on state constitutional grounds constituted ineffective assistance of counsel and required reversal of his conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. We affirm.

During a routine booking procedure, after being arrested and read his rights, petitioner blurted out the following unresponsive statement: “I didn’t think anything like this would happen again.” The State sought to…