State v. Barron

¶ 1. Following a jury trial in Franklin District Court, defendant was convicted of sexual assault on a minor. Subsequently, the court also adjudged him guilty of being a habitual offender. Defendant makes the following three arguments on appeal from these convictions: (1) he was subjected to interrogation while in custody without a Miranda waiver and this violation tainted his subsequent confession; (2) his right to counsel was violated; and (3) the habitual offender statute does not include a decriminalized conviction. We affirm the convictions and conclude that: (1) the law enforcement…