State Of Washington, V. Robert Rufus Williams

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two February 24, 2026 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 60390-0-II Respondent, v. ROBERT RUFUS WILLIAMS, PUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. LEE, J.—Robert R. Williams was convicted of assaulting Charlotte Budlong. Years after his conviction, Williams moved for postconviction DNA testing of several items of evidence from the investigation, none of which had been previously tested for DNA. The evidence included sexual assault kit swabs from Budlong taken soon after the attack; swabs of Budlong’s…