State Of Washington v. Dereje Kebede

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) No. 77445-0-I Respondent, ) DIVISION ONE v. ) DEREJE ASRAT DEGFU, AKA DEREJE YAKAYO KEBEDE, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) FILED: September 23, 2019 SMITH, J. — Dereje Kebede,1 an off-the-clock Uber driver, picked up 22- year-old J.A. from a taco stand at a known party spot on Capitol Hill at 1:55 am., drove her to a motel in Tukwila, and tried to have sex with her while she was incapacitated. Kebede testified J.A. was not drunk and she initiated and consented to sexual intercourse. A jury did not accept Kebede’s…