Ray v. State

TROUT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s order denying the appellant, Donald P. Ray’s (Ray) claims for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing.

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BACKGROUND

In 1994, Ray was living with his sister, D.U. and the victim, D.U.’s prepubescent daughter. Sometime during that year, D.U. discovered a videotape, recorded by Ray, which depicted the victim sleeping on the couch and zoomed in on the victim’s crotch area. Ray also hid the video camera in the bathroom in an attempt to videotape the victim using the bathroom. D.U. informed the victim’s counselor, child…