People v. Reyes

Filed 10/30/20 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, A158095 v. (Solano County OCTAVIO JOSEPH REYES, Super. Ct. No. FCR341076) Defendant and Respondent. An information charged Octavio Joseph Reyes, a deputy public defender who began practicing law less than three years ago, with two counts of witness tampering—first, for violation of Penal Code1 section 136.1, subdivision (b)(1), which proscribes an attempt to dissuade any victim of or witness to a crime from reporting…