State Of Washington v. Jeremy Wayne Carr

CourtCourt of Appeals of Washington
DecidedSeptember 4, 2013
Docket42416-9
StatusUnpublished

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State Of Washington v. Jeremy Wayne Carr, (Wash. Ct. App. 2013).

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Respondent,

V.

JEREMY WAYNE CARR, UNPUBLISHED OPINION

JOHANSON, J. — Jeremy Wayne Carr appeals his two jury convictions for first degree

child rape and two sentencing conditions. Carr argues that (1) trial court erred in admitting the

child hearsay statements because several Ryan' factors weighed against reliability, 2) trial ( the court erred by not allowing Carr to cross -examine witnesses about AB's habit of lying, 3) ( the

State produced insufficient penetration evidence to constitute rape, 4) sentencing court erred ( the

by prohibiting Carr from contact with minors and requiring Carr to submit to polygraph testing, and (5)cumulative error deprived Carr of a fair trial. We hold that (1)substantial evidence

supports the trial court's finding of reliability and the child hearsay's admission was proper, 2) ( Carr failed to preserve for review the issue of witness cross -examination regarding AB's habit of

lying, 3) State presented sufficient penetration evidence to support two rape convictions, 4) ( the ( the sentencing conditions were proper, and (5)there is no cumulative error. Accordingly, we affirm.

1 State v. Ryan, 103 Wn. d 165, 691 2 2d 197 ( P. 1984). No.42416 9 II - -

FACTS

In 2008, Carr and KF began dating. Soon, Carr, KF, and her. children, EB,LB, and AB,

began living together. Carr's brother,. Chris, and Carr's son also lived with them at times. Carr and Chris watched the kids while KF worked. By September or October 2009, KF and Carr

broke up and Carr moved out. About a month later, Carr returned to the home and stayed a few

more days before moving out permanently.

In June or July 2010, eight -yearold AB told KF that one night while KF was at work, -

Carr came into her room and touched her vagina with two fingers. AB demonstrated to KF how

Carr did so by wiggling her fingers back and forth. KF did not know when it had happened but

she reported it to the police.

In August 2010, Sasha . Mangahas, a Kitsap County child interviewer with the

prosecutor's office, interviewed AB. AB told her that one evening while her mother was at

work, Carr came into her room, pulled up her skirt and underwear and slid his fingers inside of her " which wee wee, "' meant her genitalia area. Verbatim Report Proceedings (VRP) June 9, (

2011) at 35. And, AB told Mangahas that Carr left the room but returned several minutes later and touched her the same way a second time and that afterwards AB went to the bathroom and

observed a scratch in her genital area.

In January 2011, the State charged Carr with one count of first degree child molestation. The State later amended the charges to two counts of first degree child rape. In May 2011, the

2 We use initials to protect the privacy of sexual assault victims.

3 For clarity, we refer to Carr's brother by his first name, intending no disrespect.

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trial court held a child hearsay or Ryan hearing and Mangahas, KF, EB, and AB testified. The

trial court determined that AB's pretrial statements were reliable and admissible at trial.

During motions in limine,the State moved to exclude KF and EB's testimony about AB's

credibility. The court allowed " reputation evidence of truthfulness."VRP (June 6, 2011) at 11.

And, specifically instructed Carr, I] "[ f you believe ... that the State has opened the door [to

404( )], that you simply take this matter up before you start questioning so you can get a b I ask

further ruling from the Court." VRP ( une 6,2011)at 11 -12. At trial, Carr did not ask KF or EB J

about AB's credibility nor did Carr ask the trial court to further rule on the issue.

In addition to KF and Mangahas, the State called EB and AB to testify. EB testified that

after Carr moved out, AB told him that Carr touched her in her private and that AB was scared to

tell EB because she thought that he would not believe her. AB testified that her relationship with

Carr was "not so good"and that he was meaner to her than he was to all the other children. VRP

June 9, 2011) at 92. Also, AB testified about the incident and stated that it happened one

evening after KF had gone to work. While she was in her room watching a movie, Carr came in,

put his hand up her underwear and shorts and touched the inside of her "front private." VRP

June 9, 2011) at 84. He wiggled his fingers inside her front private for about a.minute, left the

room for a few minutes, and then came back in and did it again. Afterwards, he threatened her

and told her not to tell anyone. Carr moved out of their house shortly after this happened but AB

waited to tell her mom because she wanted to make sure that Carr was completely out of her life

before doing so.

4 Ryan, 103 Wn. d at 165. 2

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Carr did not testify, but presented testimony from Chris, and Becky Durkee, a private

defense investigator who also interviewed AB. Durkee testified about her interview with AB

and that AB told her about Carr's touching and that it happened twice. During their

deliberations, the jury asked for the legal definition of vagina."The court provided an agreed "

response to the jury. The jury found Carr guilty of two counts of first degree child rape.

The court imposed a standard range sentence and numerous community placement

conditions including restricting Carr from contact with minors and requiring him to submit to

polygraph examinations. Carr did not object. Carr timely appeals. ANALYSIS

I. CHILD HEARSAY

Carr argues that the trial court erred by admitting AB's statements to KF, Mangahas, and

EB after the child hearsay hearing pursuant to State v. Ryan, 103 Wn. d 165, 691 P. d 197 2 2

1984).We disagree.

A. Standard of Review

We review the trial court's decision to admit child hearsay evidence for an abuse of

discretion. State v. Borboa, 157 Wn. d 108, 121, 135 P. d 469 (2006).A trial court abuses its 2 3

discretion "` only when its decision is manifestly unreasonable or is based on untenable reasons or grounds. "' Borboa, 157 Wn. d at 121 (quoting State v. C. ., Wn. d 672, 686, 63 P. d 2 J 148 2 3

765 (2003)). review challenges to findings of fact supporting the admission to determine We

whether substantial evidence supports each challenged finding, and we review the trial court's

conclusions of law de novo to determine whether the findings support the challenged

conclusions. State 'v. Halstien, 122 Wn. d 109, 128 29, 857 P. d 270 (1993); 2 - 2 State v. Alvarez,

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105 Wn. App. 215, 220, 19 P. d 485 (2001); 3 State v. B. . S., Wn. App. 91, 97, 169 P. d 34 J 140 3

2007).Substantial evidence is evidence sufficient to persuade a fair - minded, rational person of

the truth of the premise's assertion. Halstien, 122 Wn. d at 129. Unchallenged findings of fact 2

are verities on appeal. State v. Hill, 123 Wn. d 641, 647, 870 P. d 313 (1994). 2 2

B. Discussion

RCW 9A. 4.authorizes the admission of hearsay statements made by a child under 120 4

certain circumstances.

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