State v. Thomas

A young girl lived in a house she shared with two roommates in the University District of Seattle. On the night of August 28, 1971, she and a girlfriend who was visiting her were alone in the house. The two girls retired after 11 o’clock at night to two separate rooms. She turned out the light in her room after midnight and shortly thereafter heard a sound and saw a man enter the room with a flashlight. She testified that he shined the light in her eyes and said, “Don’t scream or I will kill you.” He sexually assaulted her, departing approximately 45 minutes after he had entered. A jury found…