Opinion ID: 1930926
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure to challenge confession admissibility due to delay in initial appearance

Text: ¶ 14. Simon's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to adequately challenge the admissibility of his confession because he was not taken before a judge and appointed counsel within a reasonable time after his arrest is likewise barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Again, we agree with the State that the true issue here is whether Simon was taken before a judge and appointed counsel within a reasonable time. See U.R.C.C.C. 6.03; Swinney v. State, 829 So.2d 1225, 1230-33 (Miss.2002). This attempt to recast an old issue as a new one is rejected for the same reasons mentioned in the previous paragraph. This claim also has been rejected twice by this Court.