Legal Opinion

State v. Graham

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 15, 1990No. 23445-5-IPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.

Lewis Gerald Graham appeals his conviction of two counts of second degree statutory rape and one count of third degree statutory rape. He alleges the trial court erroneously admitted certain expert witness testimony, and that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct. We affirm.

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Facts

In February of 1988, C.S., then 15, told a counselor that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather, Lewis Graham. As reported, the first incident occurred shortly before C.S. reached age 13. One night, after C.S.'s sisters had gone to bed and while her mother was at work, Graham felt C.S.'s breast…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. State v. PetrichWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Walker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. State v. Kwan Fai MakWashington Supreme Court · 1986

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