California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kintz, B241621 (Cal. App. 2014):
under circumstances sufficient to convey to the person threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution so as to reasonably cause the person to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her family's safety." (People v. Toledo (2001) 26 Cal.4th 221, 230-231 (Toledo).)
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