People v. Ford

Opinion

ANDREEN, Acting P. J.

Defendant appeals following conviction after jury trial of attempting to prevent a witness from testifying by means of threat (Pen. Code, § 136.1). We reverse.

I. Facts

Defendant and two others were engaged in a preliminary hearing on 16 felonies, mainly robberies and burglaries. When Alvin Scott, who had turned state’s evidence, finished his testimony, he was directed to a jury room. Scott was standing in the hall doorway of this room when, the proceedings having been adjourned for the day, defendant Ford and his codefendants exited the courtroom and were being…