State v. Leistiko

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, including, inter alia, convictions for first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse, and prostitution. We reject without discussion each of defendant’s assignments of error, except for his challenge to the trial court’s admission of uncharged misconduct evidence involving defendant’s sexual assault against a different victim. Because the challenged evidence was relevant to rebut defendant’s theory that the victims in this case consented to sexual activity with defendant, and the trial court was not required, in response to defendant’s…