Legal Opinion
State v. Sua
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 10, 2003No. 27306-3-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Morgan, J. —
Elemene Tinie Sua appeals a conviction for indecent liberties by forcible compulsion. He contends in part that the trial court erred by admitting exhibits 1 and 2, and by denying his motions for mistrial. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
In early December 2000, Sua, Karen Williams, and Williams’ three daughters were all living together in a motel room in Pierce County. Two of the daughters were S.S., age 16, and A.S., age 19.
On December 5, 2000, S.S. told Williams that earlier that day Sua had taken indecent liberties with her by putting his hands down her pants.…
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