What is the range of sentences for a defendant convicted of assault, assault and dissuading a witness from giving evidence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Rhodes, A147567 (Cal. App. 2017):

After denying defendant's request to strike his prior strike conviction pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero) and section 1385, the court sentenced defendant to a term of 17 years in prison. The court imposed the upper term of four years doubled to eight as a second strike on the infliction of corporal punishment conviction, a consecutive sentence of the middle term of two years doubled to four years on the conviction for dissuading a witness from giving testimony, plus five years for the prior serious felony conviction.

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Defendant timely filed a notice of appeal.

1. CALCRIM No. 372

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