People v. Barondess
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of oyer and terminer, New York county. Reversed. Indictment against Joseph Barondess for extortion. At the close of the case for the prosecution defendant moved for an acquittal, which was denied, and he excepted. There was a verdict of guilty, and from judgment thereon he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
The main question in this case is whether the obtaining of money from another, with his consent, induced by a threat to injure the business of the individual threatened, by persuading his employes to absentthemselves from work, is “extortion,” as that offense is defined in the Penal Code, §§ 552, 553, subd. 1. I held in the case of People v. Wilzig, 4 N. Y. Crim. R. 403, that it was extortion to procure money by fear induced by the threat to continue a so-called “boycott,” in which the elements of violence, intimidation, and direct injury to tangible personal property were prominent and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. GriffinNew York Supreme Court · 1848
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