Opinion of the Court by GUERRERO, C. J.
We granted review in this case to interpret a witness dissuasion statute. Penal Code section 136.1, subdivision (b)(2) makes it a crime to attempt to dissuade a victim or witness from "[c]ausing a complaint . . . to be sought and prosecuted, and assisting in the prosecution thereof."
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