State Of Washington v. Jason A. Becktel

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 77149-3-I Respondent, ) DIVISION ONE v. JASON AARON BECKTEL, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. ) FILED: May 13, 2019 SMITH, J. —Jason Becktel appeals his conviction for second degree murder with a firearm. He argues that the trial court erred by excluding evidence that the victim, Allen Kesterson, had previously been convicted of assault. He also challenges a number of sidebars that occurred during trial and raises various additional issues in a statement of additional grounds for review (SAG). Because evidence of…