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Satterwhite v. State

The trial court properly admitted defendant's statement about raping a 4-year-old while he was on juvenile probation since the statement was knowing and voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.

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A grand jury indicted Harvey Satterwhite for rape and child molestation. After a trial, he was convicted of child molestation. Satterwhite appeals, contending that the trial court erroneously admitted similar transaction evidence. Because we find no reversible error, we affirm.

The evidence showed that in August 1997, 10-year-old H. C. went to the home of Satterwhite and his family to spend the night with Satterwhite’s daughter, who was her friend. H. C. testified that as she lay on a mattress placed on the floor of her friend’s bedroom, Satterwhite approached her, rolled her onto her back, pulled her shorts down to her ankles, moved her panties aside, exposed his penis, placed it in her vagina, and then moved up and down. After Satterwhite left the room, H. C. started crying, and Satterwhite’s wife called her mother, who came to take her home. As they rode away, H. C. told her mother what had happened. Her mother drove to the police station, where H. C. reported the incident. Afterward, H. C. underwent medical examination at a hospital. The examining physician testified that while her vaginal area had a “reddish appearance generally,” there was no swelling or laceration and the hymeneal ring was intact.

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