Legal Opinion
People v. Ryan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1920Published
Appeal by the defendant, Phebe Ryan, from a judgment of the County Court of the county of Greene, rendered on the 12th day of December, 1918, convicting her of the crime of blackmail. Judgment of conviction affirmed. Ail concur, except Kiley, J., dissenting, with an opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Kiley, J. (dissenting):
This defendant was indicted by a grand jury in the Supreme Court at a term held in Greene county, N. Y., in the month of November, 1917. The crime charged is blackmail, and consisted of alleged writing and mailing to one Jacob B. Myers, a letter in words and form following:
“ Mr. Myebs.— If you don’t leave $500. a stone pillar of Church wall your place will go up in smoke soon. We intend to get three of you this year. Last year we let it pass but this we intend business sure. We are close by. Committee C. K. F.”
This defendant is the mother of a large family. She was…
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