STATE v. CHEATAM

No. 26695-4-II.

51 P.3d 138 (2002)

112 Wash.App. 778

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jerry Dawayne CHEATAM, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pattie Mhoon (Court Appointed), Tacoma, for Appellant.

John Martin Neeb, Pierce Co. Deputy Pros. Atty., Tacoma, for Respondent.


PART PUBLISHED OPINION

BRIDGEWATER, J.

Jerry Dawayne Cheatam appeals his first degree rape with a deadly weapon jury conviction. We affirm.

On the early morning of January 5, 1996, a rapist, with a knife in hand, grabbed 16-year-old M.M. by the neck from behind while she was walking to a bus stop. The rapist told M.M. not to scream and led her to a nearby ditch in a backyard to rape her. According to M.M., the rapist, whom she later identified as...

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