State v. Anderson

The defendants were arraigned on a charge of extortion. They demurred to the information. The demurrer was overruled. They were tried and found guilty. They moved in arrest of judgment. The motion was denied and judgment of conviction was entered against them. Thereupon they appealed to this court. The appeal is on the judgment roll.

The information charged that the defendants conjointly “did wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, with the consent of one Ward, induce him, the said Ward, by wrongful use of fear, to turn over to them an automobile, to wit: a 1929 Oldsmobile sedan. This contrary…