If a victim receives unwanted communications from a defendant who has been charged with assault, can the victim sue for damages?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Aguirre, 2d Crim. No. B257906 (Cal. App. 2015):
Aguirre notes that "[h]ere there was no evidence that after being charged [defendant] had threatened, or had tried to dissuade, any witness, or had tried to unlawfully interfere with the criminal proceedings." (People v. Ponce (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 378, 384.) If the victim receives unwanted communications from the defendant, "then a further remedy may be sought under Code of Civil Procedure section
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