State v. Frazier

¶ 1 Brian Frazier appeals the judgment of conviction for one count of physical abuse of a child and one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under thirteen by sexual contact, and the circuit court's order denying his postconviction motion requesting a Machner1 hearing. Frazier argues that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to move to suppress the confession that he contends police obtained from him during an interrogation in violation of his Miranda2 rights under the Fifth Amendment, and that postconviction counsel was ineffective for failing to raise…