STATE v. KARPENSKI

No. 21431-8-II.

971 P.2d 553 (1999)

94 Wash.App. 80

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Thomas R. KARPENSKI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lenell Rae Nussbaum, Attorney At Law, Seattle, Counsel for Appellant.

Barbara L. Corey-Boulet, Pierce County Deputy Pros. Atty., Tacoma, Counsel for Respondent.


MORGAN, J.

Thomas R. Karpenski appeals his convictions for first degree rape of a child and first degree child molestation. Holding that a child witness was incompetent to testify at trial and that hearsay was erroneously admitted, we reverse and remand.

Z was born on June 9, 1989. His mother, MM, was single and employed. As a result, her parents, Z's maternal grandparents, have been heavily involved in raising him...

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