Legal Opinion
State v. Hudlow
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 30, 1981No. 3781-II; 4387-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, C. J.
— In a joint trial, Allen Dale Hudlow was convicted of two counts of first degree kidnapping, two counts of first degree rape, and second degree assault; Douglas B. Harper was found guilty of two counts of first degree kidnapping and one count of first degree rape. Hudlow was sentenced as a habitual criminal. The dispositive issue on appeal is the trial court's application of RCW 9.79.150(3), the rape victim shield statute. We hold that the court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the two victims' promiscuity, and reverse.
According to the two victims — ages 18 and 19 — whom we…
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