Davenport v. State

Phipps, Judge.

William Davenport was convicted of one count each of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation and was sentenced separately for each count. Davenport claims that the trial court erred by admitting his confession and by failing to merge the two counts for sentencing purposes. He also claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in several respects. For reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment, vacate the sentence and remand the case to the trial court.

On August 19, 2001, Davenport gave a statement to Roxie Thompson, an investigator with the Dade County Sheriffs…