STATE v. GRESHAM

Nos. 84148-9, 84150-1.

269 P.3d 207 (2012)

173 Wn.2d 405

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Tyrone GRESHAM, Petitioner. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Roger Alan Scherner, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Marie Cyr , Washington Appellate Project, Eric William Lindell , Lindell Law Offices, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Mary Kathleen Webber , Snohomish County Prosecutors Office, Everett, WA, Brian Martin McDonald , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Laura Jones , King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Renton, WA, amicus counsel for King County Sexual Assault Resource Center.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Amy Irene Muth , Law Office of Amy Muth, PLLC, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Roger Scherner and Michael Gresham were separately charged with child molestation. At trial, relying on the recently enacted RCW 10.58.090, the State successfully introduced evidence that Scherner and Gresham had previously committed sex offenses against other children. In Scherner's case, King County Superior Court ruled that evidence of his prior acts of molestation was also admissible for the purpose...

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