State v. Roach

WILBUR, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Arley Roach was convicted by a jury of second-degree rape. Roach appeals a number of issues involving hearsay and the denial of a requested jury instruction, a Batson challenge, and an objection regarding the State’s use of the word “rape” during trial. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

[¶ 2.] Roach and H.S. were involved in an intimate, three-year relationship characterized by several break-ups. The couple frequently reunited through consensual sexual intercourse.

[¶ 3.] On the evening of February 6, 2011, H.S. tried to end her relationship with Roach because she…