Legal Opinion
People v. Leisner
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1989PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
Appellants Morris Leisner and Max Marx were indicted on December 14, 1984, and charged with one count of conspiracy and numerous substantive counts of attempted extortion and coercion based upon their alleged involvement in a plot to force tenants from their rent-controlled apartments.1 Appellants, who owned several buildings in Manhattan both individually and jointly, allegedly sought to rid the buildings of tenants by instilling fear of personal injury and property damage, thereby increasing the buildings’ resale value. Ultimately, appellants were convicted…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- People v. De Los AngelesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. SosnikNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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