State v. C.D.W.

C.D.W. appeals his conviction for child rape on the grounds that: (1) the State violated the corpus *762delicti rule by relying solely on his confession to prove that sexual intercourse occurred and (2) his confession was improperly admitted because it was taken in violation of his right to counsel and because his waiver of his Miranda rights was not knowing and intelligent.

Twelve-year-old N.T. testified that C.D.W. molested him on several occasions. He said that he was 9 years old and C.D.W. was 12 years old when the first incident occurred. N.T. said C.D.W. forced several forms of sexual…