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People v. Vitusky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 7, 1913PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Charles Vitusky, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of New York, rendered against him oh the 23d day of February, 1912, convicting him of the crime of an attempt to commit the crime of extortion.

1Opinion of the Court

Ingraham, P. J.:

"There are two counts in the indictment. The first charges the defendant with an attempt to obtain from one Louis Blumenthal, by the wrongful use of fear, by threatening the said Blumenthal to do an unlawful injury to his person; that is to say, to kill him, unless the said Blumenthal should pay to the defendant the sum of $500, with intent thereby to induce such fear on the part of Blumenthal so that he would pay to the defendant the said sum of money. And the second charges that the defendant to obtain from Blumenthal the sum of $500 did threaten to do an unlawful injury to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stokes v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. People v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. The People v. . KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
  4. People v. . ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  5. Jewett v. . BanningNew York Court of Appeals · 1860

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CortesNew York Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. RoucchioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. People v. AlberoNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1922
  4. People v. MayoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
  5. People ex rel. Andrea v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946

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