State Of Washington v. Jeffrey M. Cover

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two September 19, 2017 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 48732-2-II Respondent, v. JEFFERY MELVIN COVER, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. LEE, J. — Jeffery Melvin Cover was convicted of three counts of third degree rape of a child, with each count aggravated by an ongoing pattern of sexual abuse and an egregious lack of remorse. Cover was sentenced to an exceptional sentence of 180 months. On appeal, Cover argues (1) the corpus delicti rule precludes his admission to having sexual contact with…