State Of Washington v. Encarnacion Salas, Iv

FiLO COURT OF APPEALS MY I STATE OF WASHINGTON 2018 JAN -8 AN 10: 21 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 74209-4-1 Respondent, ) ) DIVISION ONE v. ) ) ENCARNACION SALAS IV, ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) FILED: January 8, 2018 ) BECKER, J. — The appellant, Encarnacion "EJ" Salas, was charged with first degree murder with a deadly weapon for stabbing his close friend Jestls "Jesse" Lopez in October 2014. Salas testified that he acted in self-defense. A jury convicted Salas of second degree murder. We reverse the conviction, finding prosecutorial…