Opinion ID: 1162550
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Heading: In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of Samuel K. Childress

Text: Samuel K. Childress was charged with one count of indecent liberties, committed between October 18, 1979, and December 1979. The complaining witness testified to two incidents. In the first incident, Mr. Childress allegedly felt around the victim's crotch area while showing her a pornographic movie with another woman. In the second incident, Mr. Childress allegedly touched the victim's crotch with his hands and mouth while another woman was present. The only testimony heard at trial was that of the victim and her father, who observed her disturbed demeanor during the period these incidents allegedly occurred. The defendant did not present a case in chief. The complaining witness could not pinpoint the exact date of these occurrences, but was certain that the first occurred around her birthday in October 1979 and the second occurred in December 1979. The trial court instructed the jurors that they must agree Mr. Childress committed the crime of indecent liberties between the dates of ... October 18, 1979, and through December, 1979. Report of Proceedings, at 101. Mr. Childress appealed his conviction, arguing that it was the result of an illegal search. The Court of Appeals rejected that argument. State v. Childress, 35 Wn. App. 314, 666 P.2d 941 (1983). This court accepted certification of Mr. Childress' personal restraint petition.