Can a rational juror find a defendant's intent to prevent a witness from testifying?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Montalvan, A145667 (Cal. App. 2017):
(2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 488, 498 ["intent may be inferred from the circumstances"]; People v. Mendoza (1997) 59 Cal.App.4th 1333, 1344-1345 [evidence supported reasonable inferences from which a rational juror could have found defendant attempted to prevent witness from testifying].)
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