People v. Cook
Annotate this CaseThe Court of Appeal affirmed defendant's conviction for dissuading a witness from reporting a crime. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction where defendant was convicted of violating Penal Code section 136.1, subdivision (b)(1); he was not charged with or convicted of violating section 136.1, subdivision (c). Therefore, the prosecutor, was not required to prove defendant acted knowingly and maliciously. In this case, while defendant's mother tried to call 911 to report that defendant was fighting with his brother, he ripped the phone off the wall and threw it to the ground, which broke the phone and disconnected the call. The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the jury's verdict.
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