Does a defendant have to plead guilty to a charge of making criminal threats against her sister?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vaughn, F078472 (Cal. App. 2021):
Defendant was convicted of a crime involving domestic violence as defined in section 136.2, subdivision (i)(2), and Family Code section 6211, given her no contest plea to committing criminal threats against her sister, R.C. a person "related by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree." (Fam. Code, 6211, subd. (f); accord, People v. Williams, supra, 16 Cal.4th at p. 653.)
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