State v. Vaster

Petitioner Maurice Vaster appeals from his convictions for first degree rape and first degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. The Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions, rejecting petitioner's contention that the inadvertent destruction of a seminal fluid sample violated his due process rights. We affirm the Court of Appeals.

Petitioner waived his right to a jury trial and submitted his case to the court on stipulated facts. The trial judge found him guilty of raping and robbing a 19-year-old woman. The crime is described in the trial court's unchallenged findings of fact as…