STATE v. T.J.M.

No. 34809-8-II.

162 P.3d 1175 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. T.J.M., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn A. Russell Selk, Russell Selk Law Office, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

P. Grace Kingman, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 TM appeals his juvenile court adjudication of first degree rape of a child under RCW 9A.44.073. He argues that RCW 9A.44.073 violates (1) his constitutional right to equal protection under the law because the statute does not allow a consent defense; and (2) his substantive due process rights because it allows a trier of fact to presume that a child victim cannot consent to sexual intercourse when the victim is more than two years younger than the...

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