State Of Washington, V Bryce Earl Smiley

¶ 1 Bryce Smiley, convicted of child rape and molestation, claims his trial was rendered unfair by an officer’s testimony and by prosecutorial misconduct in argument. Contrary to Smiley’s argument, the officer was describing his interrogation of Smiley, not offering an improper opinion on guilt. The prosecutor invited the jury to think about how difficult it would be to convict child molesters if the law required evidence corroborating the victim’s testimony. This argument was improper, but because it was not incurably prejudicial, Smiley’s failure to object waived the issue. We affirm.

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