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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Guerrero finds that the appeals court properly reversed defendant's conviction for dissuading a witness. The subject statute is ambiguous about whether the offense requires an attempt to prevent the filing of a criminal complaint or to prevent a witness from providing evidence in support of conviction, or both. So, the rule of lenity requires a reading that favors defendant, who tried to dissuade only after the underlying charges were filed. Affirmed.
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