People v. Root CA3

Filed 7/17/24 P. v. Root CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099740

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 23F1079)

v.

STEPHEN RAY ROOT,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Stephen Ray Root threatened his son’s neighbor, T.R., during an altercation between defendant and T.R. Following a jury trial which ended in a mistrial, defendant waived a jury trial and the case was tried to the court, which found him guilty of attempted criminal threats and exhibiting a deadly weapon. The trial court imposed an aggregate term of 16 months in prison. On appeal, defendant argues there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for attempted criminal threats. We disagree…