Legal Opinion
People v. Ortiz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 6, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Boomer, J.
Defendant was convicted of conspiracy in the sixth degree for hiring others who agreed to use physical force to collect a debt. On appeal she claims that the court erroneously denied her request to charge that payment of $50 to one of the coconspirators could not be considered as an overt act if it was made to cement the conspiracy or to secure the participation of a person in the agreement. We conclude that, under the facts of this case, the court was correct in refusing to charge as requested.
The record shows that defendant contacted Lang, a private…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. HinesNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Carlson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- People v. TeeterNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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