People v. Partee

DUNNING, J.*

*755*632INTRODUCTION

Despite a grant of immunity, defendant and appellant Starletta Partee refused to testify against four individuals charged with a gang-related murder.

*633A jury convicted her of four felony counts of being an accessory after the fact ( Pen. Code, § 32 )1 and one count of misdemeanor contempt for refusing to testify (§ 166, subd. (a)(6) ).2 The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on probation for three years on the condition, among others, that she serve 365 days in the county jail.

Defendant raises several arguments on appeal: the…