Legal Opinion
State v. Fisher
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 22, 2005No. 28282-8-IIPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Houghton, J.
— Stacey Russell Fisher appeals his conviction of second degree child assault, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting a child hearsay statement, in allowing the State to cross-examine defense character witnesses with evidence that he had spanked the victim, and in denying a motion for a mistrial and a motion for a new trial based on prosecutorial misconduct. We affirm.
FACTS
¶2 On September 22, 2000, Deidre Toews left her house at about 9:00 p.m. to pick up her mother at work. She left her 29-month-old son Ty and her year-old daughter Aisha in the care of her boyfriend…
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