California Court of Appeal

There is insufficient evidence of attempted extortion, the sole crime which resulted in a guilty verdict. Defendant's conversation showed only the preparation stage of a possible future crime.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/04/2004
• Published 03/04/2004

Judges

• FLIER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Steffan Imhoff, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Marc E. Turchin and David A. Wildman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.