Legal Opinion
In re Margiotta
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 1983PublishedCited by 298 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellant, an attorney admitted to the New York Bar, was on December 9, 1981 convicted of one count of mail fraud (US Code, tit 18, § 1341) and five counts of unlawfully affecting commerce by extortion (US Code, tit 18, § 1951, subds [a], [b] [the Hobbs Act]). Shortly thereafter, he was automatically disbarred pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 90 of the Judiciary Law. The question presented is whether appellant’s Federal felony conviction was essentially similar to the New York felony of larceny by extor*150tion (Penal Law, § 155.05, subd 2; § 155.30, subd 6), in which case…
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- Lewis v. Ocean Navigation & Pier Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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