Opinion ID: 1713477
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Heading: Early Evening

Text: ¶ 10. Charise Kamps spent the evening of June 23, 1980, in the company of her friends, including Ralph Armstrong, and his fiancée, Jane May. May was Kamps' close friend and coworker at the Pipefitter on State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Kamps was friends with Armstrong through May. In the early evening of June 23, May invited her coworkers to a small party in her apartment, located above the Pipefitter store at 519 State Street. May, Armstrong, Armstrong's brother (Steve), Kamps, and Armstrong's friend (Greg Kohlhardt) were there. May's coworkers, Judy Marty and Betsy Cornelius, joined the party after the store closed around 5:30 p.m. ¶ 11. Kamps, Armstrong, and May all consumed alcohol and used cocaine at the party. In addition, Cornelius testified that Kamps, Steve, and Armstrong also smoked marijuana. ¶ 12. Both Cornelius and Marty testified they observed Armstrong flirting with Kamps, specifically that he sat on her lap and attempted to kiss her. Marty also testified that she overheard Armstrong tell Kamps that they would talk later. Kohlhardt testified that it was Kamps who sat in Armstrong's lap, and that They were just being  it seems friendly toward each other, laughing and stuff. ¶ 13. At about 6:00 p.m., Kamps' boyfriend, Brian Dillman, telephoned May's apartment from McGregor, Iowa, and spoke with Kamps. Dillman testified that he loaned Armstrong $500 for the purchase of a car, and that while speaking with Kamps at the party, he overheard Armstrong giving Kamps money and indicating that it was $400 in partial repayment for the loan. May testified that both Kamps and Armstrong had told her about the $400 repayment. Kohlhardt testified that he also witnessed Armstrong giving money to Kamps, but said that he only saw two $20 bills pass between them.