People v. Halgren

In People v. Halgren (1996) 52 Cal.App.4th 1223, the defendant met the victim at the grocery store and attempted to start a relationship with her, which she repeatedly rejected. (People v. Halgren, supra, 52 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1226-1227.) The court found evidence the defendant repeatedly called the victim, demanding that she speak with him even after she indicated she was not interested, told her "she would be sorry she had been so rude," came to her office when she was not there, watched people leave her building, and told her that "she would pay for her rudeness and he would 'fix her' or 'fix this.'" (Id. at p. 1233.) The court held: "These statements were a credible threat with a clear intent to place her in fear for her safety. Coupled with the repeated harassing telephone calls, they constitute substantial evidence which support his conviction of felony stalking." (Ibid.)