Jones v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the convietion for child molesting, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-8(a). Appellant waived jury trial and the case was tried before the court. Appellant was sentenced to a fifteen year term.

Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding the five year old daughter and the ten year old son to be competent witnesses in spite of their age and defendant's allegation that they had been rehearsed; (2) whether the defendant's confession was voluntary, or was a product of threats, promises and coercion; (8)…