People v. Torres

Filed 4/20/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B292551 (Super. Ct. No. VA144478) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County) v. ALEJANDRO C. TORRES, Defendant and Appellant. Where, as here, the trial court factually finds that a self-represented defendant has engaged in an attempt to intimidate a witness, the constitutional right of self- representation can, in the exercise of the trial court’s sound discretion, be revoked. Appellant was convicted by jury, of two counts of battery on…