Washington v. Braxton

Clarence Lee Braxton and Maurice Lee Glenn were tried by a jury and found guilty of robbery and second-degree rape of a young woman. Braxton was subsequently alleged to be a habitual criminal and was so adjudged by the trial court. He appeals the judgment and sentence asserting that the trial court violated his right to a fair trial by (1) limiting access to the complaining witness Department of Social and Health Services mental health file, (2) refusing to order a psychiatric examination of the complaining witness, (3) denying a motion for a continuance for the purpose of evaluating information on the complaining witness mental and emotional condition, (4) restricting reference to the complaining witness mental problems in the opening statement of defense counsel, (5) permitting the prosecuting attorney to cross-examine the