Mr. Clary received a juvenile adjudication in 2004 for Child Molestation in the First Degree (“CM 1”). His second amendment right to possess firearms was revoked as a part of his juvenile disposition. Mr. Clary fulfilled his dispositional conditions, and a court subsequently granted his request to ‘seal’ his juvenile court file under RCW 13.50.260. Read More…
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State Can’t Comment on Silence When Police Question Defendant State v. Andrey Chuprinov (Division 1, October 5, 2024, 85145-4-1)
Mr. Chuprinov was charged and convicted at trial of Rape of a Child in the First Degree, Second Degree, Third Degree and Incest in the First Degree, involving his half-sister. Mr. Chuprinov’s half-sister disclosed significant abuse to local law enforcement. An interrogation of Mr. Chuprinov followed, wherein he admitted to having sexual intercourse with his Read More…
State v Helkenn (Unpublished) SA Victim’s Testimony Needs No Corroboration (Trend? Round II)
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…