Legal Opinion
State v. Horton
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 20, 2003No. Nos. 27677-1-II; 28093-1-IIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
Thomas Ray Horton was convicted of rape of a child and child molestation. In this consolidated appeal and personal restraint petition (PRP), he claims, among other things, that he was ineffectively assisted by counsel. We grant the PRP and remand for new trial.
In early 1999, S.S. and Horton lived in the same home. S.S., then age 13, told a friend that Horton had sexually abused her. The friend’s mother helped her record the allegations on a cassette tape, which S.S. then played for her own mother, K.K. K.K. played the tape for Horton, who agreed to move out. No one notified the authorities at…
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