STATE v. CHAPIN

No. 58094-4.

118 Wn.2d 681 (1992)

826 P.2d 194

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. RICHARD CHAPIN, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, and James A. Conley, Deputy, for petitioner.

Leslie Stomsvik, for respondent.


GUY, J.

Richard Chapin was convicted of the second degree rape of a patient in the nursing home where Chapin worked as a nurse's aide. A key part of the evidence upon which the trial court relied in convicting Chapin was the alleged victim's statement, "Raped me", which he uttered to his wife and seemingly in reference to Chapin. Because the alleged victim was incompetent to testify, the trial court admitted the statement...

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