J.P. v. State

J.P., a minor, appeals an order adjudicating him delinquent for cruelty to animals and violating the terms of his probation. We affirm.

J.P. raises three issues on appeal which we address seriatim. First, J.P. contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his written statement in which he admitted committing animal cruelty. In reviewing a denial of a motion to suppress, this court must take the trial court’s rulings as presumptively correct and accept its factual findings so long as those findings are supported by competent, substantial evidence. *1204Walls v. State, 814…