P. v. Cachu CA2/8
Defendant Jorge Luis Cachu was convicted by a jury of one count of dissuading a witness by force or threat (Pen. Code, § 136.1, subd. (c)(1)) and one count of felony vandalism (§ 594). The jury found true the allegations that defendant committed the offenses for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with a criminal street gang. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of life in prison for the dissuasion conviction pursuant to section 186.22, subdivision (b)(4)(C), which applies when a gang allegation is found true and a defendant is convicted of “threats to victims and witnesses, as defined in Section 136.1.” (Ibid.)
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