State v. Russell

¶1 Arthur C. Russell appeals his conviction for first degree child rape — domestic violence. We hold that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting ER 404(b) evidence of other alleged sexual abuse of the victim without giving the jury a required limiting instruction. We reverse and remand.

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¶2 Russell met CR’s1 mother, Marilou, in 1993 when Russell was in the navy; the couple married in 1995. CR was born May 22, 1992, the youngest of Marilou Russell’s five children. CR met Russell in the Philippines, her birthplace, when she was about two or three years old. After her mother…