Respondent's Brief - Washington State Courts

Table of Contents
A, ISSUES PERTAINING TO APPELLANT'S ASSIGNMENTS OF
ERROR I .....
1. Whether the trial court properly admitted the testimony of
Cornelia Thomas where such testimony provided the
necessary context that enabled the jury to assess the
reasonableness of the victim's interview responses and did
not constitute improper opinion testimony on the veracity of
thevictim .................................................... ......................... I
2. Whether the trial court properly denied Defendant's motion
to admit evidence of the victim's mother's drug and
vocational history as not relevant, ........................................ I
3. Whether the defendant has failed to meet his burden of
showing either prosecutorial misconduct or that the
unchallenged argument at issue was flagrant and illintentioned.
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4. Whether the trial court properly granted the trial
continuances where those continuances did not violate
Defendant's rights to speedy trial as protected by the time
for trial provisions of CrR 3.3 ................ 1..............................
B. STATEMENT OF THE CASE . ............................ ........ ............... I
1. Procedure .............................................................................. I
2. Facts ......................................................... ........................... 7
C. ARGUMENT ..... ........................................................... ....... 14 .......
1. THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY ADMITTED THE
TESTIMONY OF CORNELIA THOMAS BECAUSE
SUCH TESTIMONY PROVIDED THE NECESSARY
CONTEXT THAT ENABLED THE JURY TO ACCESS
THE REASONABLENESS OF THE VICTIM'S
INTERVIEW RESPONSES AND DID NOT
CONSTITUTE IMPROPER OPINION TESTIMONY ON
THE VERACITY OF THE VICTIM .............. .................. 14
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