Legal Opinion
State v. Rendelman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 9, 2008No. 74, September Term, 2007PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge.
On November 1, 2005, a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County convicted Respondent Scott L. Rendelman of one count of extortion and one count of extortion by written threat. Respondent had mailed a letter to William Elmhirst wherein he accused Mr. Elmhirst of stealing $22,000.00 from him and demanded damages plus interest compounded at nine percent. Respondent also threatened to sue Mr. Elmhirst for this amount if Mr. Elmhirst did not pay Respondent a $100,000.00 “settlement demand.”
The Court of Special Appeals reversed Respondent’s convictions on the grounds of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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