Brown v. State

Miller, Judge.

Pierre Shakeem Brown, a juvenile, was tried as an adult and convicted of rape and two counts of child molestation. On appeal Brown argues that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statement to police and that the court imposed an excessive sentence. We discern no error and affirm.

1. Brown argues that his statement to police in which he confessed to molesting and sodomizing the three-year-old victim was not given knowingly and voluntarily. He contends that his admission to police was not voluntary because (a) he and his mother were misled into believing that he…