What are the consequences of a jury finding a defendant guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Conriquez, A153477 (Cal. App. 2019):
The jury convicted defendant of assault with a deadly weapon ( 245, subd. (a)(1)) and dissuading a witness ( 136.1, subd. (a)(1)). The court denied defendant's motion to strike the carjacking conviction, a serious felony, and to strike the gang enhancement (People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497). It sentenced defendant to 18
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years in state prison, which included five years for the carjacking conviction ( 667, subd. (a)(1)).
Defendant contends his witness dissuasion conviction must be reversed.
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