Trowbridge v. State

Dustin Trowbridge (“Trowbridge” or “Defendant”) was convicted by a jury of murder, rape, robbery, burglary, criminal confinement, aggravated battery, theft, auto theft, and abuse of a corpse. Trow-bridge also pleaded guilty to escape. He was sentenced to a term of one hundred and ninety-nine (199) years for all of his crimes. Trowbridge was fourteen years old at the time of the murder, but was waived into adult court.

In this direct appeal, Trowbridge argues that the trial court committed reversible error in not granting Defendant’s Motion to Suppress on grounds that his constitutional rights…