People v. Rizotto
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order denying a new trial. Gavin W. Craig, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
Section 523 of the Penal Code provides that, * ‘ Every person, who with intent to extort any money or other property from another, sends or delivers to any person any letter or other writing, whether subscribed or not, expressing or implying, or adapted to imply, any threat such as is specified in section five hundred and nineteen, is punishable in the same manner as if such money or property were actually obtained by means of such threat.” And section 519 of the Penal Code provides that “Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat, either: 1. To do an unlawful injury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. PhillipsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- People v. Ah WooCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
- Stevens v. KobayshiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
- Stichtd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1888
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lau Fook Kau v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929