People v. Singh CA3

Filed 10/28/21 P. v. Singh CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C088997

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 16FE018212 )

v.

HARPREET SINGH,

Defendant and Appellant.

Is testifying as a complaining witness in a criminal prosecution a form of property, as defined in the context of kidnapping for extortion? The prosecution argued, and the trial court agreed, that defendant Harpreet Singh could be convicted of aggravated kidnapping under a kidnapping for extortion theory because the reason for the kidnapping, preventing the victim from testifying against him in a sexual assault prosecution, was a form of property as defined in the extortion statute (former Pen. Code,

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