P. v. Newton CA5
Pursuant to a complaint filed on August 14, 2020, in case No. CR-20-007715, Newton was charged with felony intimidating a witness with force or fear or threat of force or fear (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1); count 1) and misdemeanor petty theft (§ 484, subd. (a); count 2).
On September 21, 2020, the parties negotiated a plea wherein Newton pled no contest to one misdemeanor count of dissuading a witness. (§136.1, subd. (a)(1).) Newton was sentenced to 365 days in custody. Newton appealed and was granted a certificate of probable cause. The appeal related to case No. CR-20-007715 has been transferred to the Appellate Division of the Stanislaus County Superior Court per order of this court dated April 14, 2021.
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