People v. Finkelstein

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Defendant was charged with, among other crimes, two counts of coercion in the first degree for threatening his former girlfriend (see Penal Law § 135.65 [1]). Specifically, he threat*348ened her physically and threatened to ruin her small business after she asked defendant to move out of her apartment. Defendant refused and used various threats to ensure that he could stay. The former girlfriend then reported his conduct to his parole officer, who had defendant arrested and incarcerated. Defendant continued to harass and threaten his former girlfriend from jail.

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