Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jan. 24, 2020
Recalcitrant witness is not an accessory, state high court rules
The court overturned the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which upheld four felony counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one misdemeanor count of contempt for the defendant, who refused to testify in a gang murder case involving her friends and family members, despite being subpoenaed and granted immunity by prosecutors.
A witness did not become an accessory when she refused to testify in a gang murder case despite a grant of immunity from prosecution, according to a state Supreme Court opinion published Thursday.
The court overturned the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which upheld four felony counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one misdemeanor count of contempt for Starletta Partee. The defendant refused to testify in a case involving h...
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