Estes v. State

BAKES, Justice.

Kenneth Estes appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for post conviction relief and his motion for a new trial. Because we find no merit in Estes’ many allegations of error, we affirm the trial court.

Although the facts of this case were extensively set out in State v. Estes, 111 Idaho, 423, 725 P.2d 128 (1986), Estes’ direct appeal from his conviction, a full statement of the facts is helpful to resolution of the issues raised here. In the early morning hours of May 18,1979, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Julie Ann Somerton, an 18 year old who was working in…