State v. Bishop
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Paul Bishop appeals his conviction for first degree rape of a child. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the alleged victim's hearsay statements regarding penetration without sufficient corroborative evidence. We affirm.
Bishop was charged by information with child molestation in the first degree (count 1) and rape of a child in the first degree (count 2). Bishop allegedly committed the charged acts against 9-year-old "M" on the night of November 30, 1988. Bishop, a longtime friend of M's family, was staying overnight at M's family's house when he allegedly had…
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