People v. Kelly

The defendants, after trial on the 20th and 21st days of April, 1926, were convicted of the crime of attempted extortion, and now apply to this court for certificates of reasonable doubt.

Extortion, in so far as it applies to this case, is defined by section 850 of the Penal Law to be “ The obtaining of property from another, * * * with his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear * * The threat by which this fear may be induced is defined by subdivision 1 of section 851 of the Penal Law to be “ An unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened.”

An indictment…