State v. Whalon

The defendant, Wesley Whalon, Jr., is appealing from a judgment and sentence following a conviction for the crime of rape.

On October 13, 1967 at approximately 6:15 a.m. the prosecuting' witness was raped. The crime took place in the bedroom of her home, in South Tacoma in the presence of her 3-year-old son. The assailant threatened the victim with a knife. The victim described her assailant to the police as a hght-skinned Negro, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighing around 140 pounds. She said he wore a light tan mask, which came halfway down over his face. The entire incident, according…