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Dexter v. State

The defendant's statement was voluntary, even through the investigator coaxed him to some extent, since the investigator offered no hope of benefit or fear of injury.

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A jury found Demetrius Dexter guilty of child molestation.1 In two enumerations of error, Dexter challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. In a third enumeration, Dexter contends that the trial court erred in admitting his statement. For reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm. 1. The evidence, construed favorably to the verdict,2 demonstrates that in July 2005, 15-year-old J. W. was living with her mother, step-father, sister, and three brothers. Dexter, a family friend in his late twenties, also lived with the family. According to the mother, she became concerned regarding the “closeness” between Dexter and her daughter. Specifically, the mother testified that she would see the two, standing face to face and whispering and that they would both leave the house and be gone “for hours.” Because of her concerns, the mother insisted that Dexter move from the house at the beginning of November 2005.

In January 2006, the mother saw a ring fall out of J. W.’s shirt, and the girl claimed it was a “friendship ring” from Dexter. After the mother took the ring from her daughter, the two fought and, several days later, J. W. ran away from home. Law enforcement was contacted, and Investigator Lisa Carr of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was assigned to the case. The mother told Carr that J. W. might be found in the company of Dexter. On January 20, 2006, Carr located Dexter, read him his Miranda rights, and questioned him about J. W.’s whereabouts. Dexter admitted to helping J. W., and he took Carr to J. W.’s location.

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