IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, DIVISION ONE Respondent, No. 80565-7-I v. UNPUBLISHED OPINION WEI WANG, Appellant. DWYER, J. — Wei Wang appeals from the judgment entered on a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of assault in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement. He contends that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence, that the exclusion of immigration evidence denied him the opportunity to present a defense, and that insufficient evidence supported both his conviction and the deadly weapon enhancement. Finding no error, we affirm. I In 2017, Wei Wang and Zhen Wang were a married couple living together in Shoreline. They lived with one of Zhen’s daughters from a previous marriage and their young son. Zhen’s parents, Xiamin Yu and Wenxiang Wang, also lived in Shoreline, in a condominium. Zhen’s mother, Yu, would often go to Wang and Zhen’s house to care for the children. On several occasions, while the couple was arguing, Wang physically abused Zhen. In June 2017, after Wang restrained and slapped Zhen, he No. 80565-7-I/2 threatened to kill Zhen and her family if she reported the incident. Zhen sought medical treatment but did not report that Wang had hit her. In August 2017, during another argument, Wang hit the back of Zhen’s head while he restrained her on their bed. After Wang released her, Zhen ran from the room and called the police. Wang fled but was arrested upon his return to the house. After his arrest, a no-contact order prohibited Wang from having any contact with Zhen. However, upon Zhen’s request, Yu bailed Wang out of jail. Despite the no-contact order, Wang returned to the home he shared with Zhen and slept in a spare room while she remained in the master bedroom. The night of September 13, 2017, Wang and Zhen argued and discussed divorce. Yu was staying over to help Zhen with the children. The next morning, Zhen woke up late and had to rush to take her daughter to school. Realizing that she had forgotten her wallet, Zhen returned home immediately after dropping her daughter off. She had been out of the home for approximately 15 minutes. When Zhen arrived home, the family’s second car was missing. Upon entering the house, she found blood and broken objects strewn throughout the living room, hall, and bathroom. Zhen heard Yu calling for her and found her in a bedroom, lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Yu’s head was knocked in on the left side, she had a large laceration on her face, and several of her teeth had been knocked out. Yu was largely unable to move or speak. Zhen telephoned 911 for help. On the phone with the 911 dispatcher, Zhen repeatedly exclaimed that her mother’s blood was everywhere and pleaded for help. Zhen told the 911 operator that she could see “through [Yu’s] skull” and 2 No. 80565-7-I/3 could see her mother’s “brain stuff coming out.” The 911 operator instructed ...
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