Does the argument of the People influence the outcome of sentencing for dissuasion of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wright, C076482 (Cal. App. 2015):
And, since it is clear the trial court would have stayed sentencing for dissuasion of a witness were it not for the argument of the People, there is no need to remand this matter for resentencing. (See People v. Coelho (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 861, 889.) Rather, we modify the judgment to stay the sentence imposed by the trial court for count 7.
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