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Criminal Law Keyed to Lee
State v. Latraverse
Facts
An undercover police officer, Lombardi, bought 4 stolen cars from Latraverse, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with receiving stolen items. While Latraverse was out on bail, Lombardi was at his home and heard a loud noise outside his home, which sounded like a muffler. When Lombardi went outside he saw a car with a license plate matching ones from Latraverse’s car dealership. Lombardi proceeded to call for backup and when they arrived, Latraverse made a sharp U turn and drove away. The backup units chased after him and when they finally stopped him, a search revealed a can of gasoline, rags, matches, a baseball bat, and letter with threats toward Lombardi. Latraverse was charged with knowingly and intentionally attempting to dissuade a police officer from testifying at his trial. Latraverse argued he had abandoned the crime.
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