Another Division I case upholding a ‘noncorroboration’ jury instruction. This may be a trend, as a published opinion, State v Zwald, came out one week before Helkenn, and appeared to be inviting a stronger constitutional due process challenge, while ultimately affirming the use of the instruction in Mr. Zwald’s appeal. (See my discussions of State Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
Child Sexual Assault Victim Needs No Corroboration
State v. Zwald Joel Duane Zwald was convicted after jury trial of 3rd Degree Child Molestation, 2nd Degree Child Molestation, and 2nd Degree Rape of a child. On appeal, he argued the trial prosecutor committed reversible misconduct during closing argument and the court improperly commented on trial evidence by instructing the jury that to convict Read More…
No Entrapment: Defendant Used Prostitution Website & Chatted With [Fake] 16-Year-Old
State v. Gililung: Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of Minor (Undercover Sting) Mr. Gililung was arrested in December 2019 as a result of an undercover operation where police posed as willing participants for sex, including a particular girl that was supposedly 16. Mr. G was found guilty of Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Read More…