Legal Opinion
State v. Strong
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 15, 2012No. 29580-0-IIIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSiddoway, J.
¶1 Stephanie Strong appeals her conviction of second degree extortion. She argues that the conduct prosecuted in her case — demanding payment from a public servant in exchange for silence about the public servant’s wrongdoing — is no different from accepting payment to settle and hold in confidence embarrassing facts underlying a threatened lawsuit. She insists that the First Amendment protects the party demanding payment in either case. We disagree and affirm her conviction.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 Stephanie Strong’s indictment and arrest for federal bank fraud in 2008 brought her…
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