Legal Opinion
People v. Baker
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1978No. Crim. 16932PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDECOTT, P. J.
Philip Shelton Baker appeals from a judgment convicting him of violation of Penal Code section 520 (extortion by use of force or threat) and Penal Code section 523 (extortion by threat).
Appellant, and other persons not parties to this appeal, were investors in a corporation that was in the process of converting into a bar a building adjacent to property owned by one Leo Vemer. Vemer and other residents of the area had filed protests with the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) opposing the issuance of a liquor license to the corporation. After negotiations failed between…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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