State v. Russell

249 P.3d 604 (2011)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner,

v.

Arthur C. RUSSELL, Respondent.

No. 84307-4.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued January 18, 2011.

Decided February 24, 2011.

Russell Duane Hauge, Randall Avery Sutton, Kitsap Co. Prosecutor's Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Petitioner.

Bryan G. Hershman, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 The Court of Appeals reversed Arthur C. Russell's conviction for first degree rape of a child (domestic violence) because the trial court admitted ER 404(b) evidence without sua sponte giving the jury a limiting instruction…