Is there any case law where a defendant has been convicted of a charge of making threats to kill or make a threat to kill?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hughey, A150114 (Cal. App. 2018):
7. Hughey forfeited any argument the trial court erred in failing to sanitize the prior offense by excluding reference to the knife or death threat. (People v. Fuiava (2012) 53 Cal.4th 622, 670.)
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