State v. Hall

¶1 We are asked to determine the unit of prosecution for the crime of witness tampering when the defendant makes multiple phone calls to a single witness in an attempt to persuade that witness not to testify or to testify falsely in a single proceeding. We conclude that Isiah Thomas Hall’s numerous phone calls constituted one unit of attempting to “induce a witness” to not testify or to testify falsely. We reverse the Court of Appeals and remand to the superior court for resentencing.

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¶2 Melissa Salazar briefly dated Hall in November and December 2006. Hall continued to press his attentions…