Legal Opinion
State v. Crone
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1996No. 94-1805PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The relationship between appellant, Patrick Crone, and his girlfriend, Andrea For-man, was a stormy one. A sequel to this relationship was Crone’s conviction of extortion after he threatened to circulate compromising photos of Forman if she did not meet with him. Crone claims his conduct does not fall within our criminal extortion statute, Iowa Code section 711.4 (1989). We think it does and so affirm his conviction.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
In 1987 and 1988, Crone and Forman had a tumultuous relationship that resulted in Crone’s conviction of domestic assault and…
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