People v. Rosenfeld

These are appeals by each of the three defendants from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions convicting each of them, after trial by court and jury, of an attempt to commit the crime of extortion (Penal Law, §§ 2, 850, 851).

The indictment on which the appellants were tried was in three counts, the first count charging them and the defendant Mallon of conspiracy to commit the crime of extortion, the second count charging said defendants of attempting to extort money from one Shimon Tamari by accusing him of a crime and to cause his arrest and prosecution therefor, and the third count…