State v. Wyer

MILLER, Justice:

The defendant, Kenneth Wayne Wyer, was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree in the Circuit Court of Wood County. On appeal he claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion for instructions on lesser included offenses. He also claims that the court should have suppressed a statement taken from him by police officers after his arrest.

For the reasons hereinafter set forth, we conclude that the defendant’s claim of instructional error is without merit. The suppression issue, on the other hand, raises questions of constitutional magnitude under the Sixth…