People v. Cunefare

Opinion by

Judge GRAHAM.

Defendant, Harold Cunefare, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of tampering with a witness and forgery. We reverse and remand.

In March 1998, the victim, defendant’s ex-wife, made a domestic assault complaint against defendant. The People charged defendant with second degree assault and other crimes.

In April 1998, the victim called the victim-witness advocate assigned to the case and said she wanted the charges against defendant dropped. The victim then sent a signed, notarized letter dated April 6, 1998, to the district…