P. v. Baker CA2/3
An information, amended at trial, charged Theodore Ralston Baker with one count of knowingly and maliciously dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. The information also alleged that Baker had a prior strike, a prior serious felony, and three prior prison terms. Baker pleaded not guilty. The trial court denied Baker’s motion to strike his prior strike under section 1385 and People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497. At trial, the victim testified she was a former girlfriend of Baker’s younger brother Keyion and the mother of Keyion’s three children. In August 2014, she reported Keyion for domestic violence, and obtained a restraining order against him. On September 5, 2014, the day of Keyion’s court hearing, the victim had just parked in her driveway. A car pulled up and Baker got out. Baker demanded that she go to court and drop the charges against Keyion. She refused, and they argued.
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