State of Washington v. Payne

Jeffrey Payne appeals his first degree child molestation conviction and life sentence as a persistent offender. He argues that the sentencing judge improperly counted a Canadian conviction as one strike, considering it comparable to Washington’s first degree child molestation. Payne also claims a number of trial court errors, including that (1) the court erred in admitting his statement to the police and admitting the victim’s hearsay statements, (2) the prosecutor committed misconduct, (3) his counsel was ineffective, (4) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, and (5) the…