REED, A.C.J.
The sole issue in this case is whether the defendant should have been charged with first degree incest instead of first degree statutory rape where the victim is his 10-year-old stepdaughter. We reverse and remand for trial.
In May of 1985, the defendant was charged with first degree statutory rape, a violation of RCW 9A.44.070(2). The charge arose out of alleged sexual contact with his 10-year-old
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