Can a defendant be found guilty of a violation of section 136.1, subdivision (c)(1) of the California Penal Code for threatening to withhold testimony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, 2d Crim. B271681 (Cal. App. 2017):
in order to commit the charged offenses. As long as his words or actions support the inference that he . . . attempted by threat of force to induce a person to withhold testimony [citation], a defendant is properly' convicted of a violation of section 136.1, subdivision (c)(1). [Citation.]" (People v. Mendoza (1997) 59 Cal.App.4th 1333, 1344.)
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