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" Extortion is the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right. "
A Digest of Important Cases on the Law of Crimes - Page 66
by John Romain Rood - 1906 - 623 pages
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The Penal Code of the State of New York

New York (State) - Criminal law - 1865 - 652 pages
...Sending threatening letters. C19. Attempts to extort money, or property, by verbal threats. § 613. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...of force or fear, or under color of official right. See note to section 584 ; also, as to extortion under color of official right, People v. Whaley, 6...
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Commentaries on the Criminal Law, Volume 2

Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1865 - 806 pages
...propose the following : " Extortion is the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, mduced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right." Draft of Penal Code, AD 1864, p. 220. It will be perceived that this proposed definition extends the...
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Albany Law Journal, Volume 45

Law - 1892 - 582 pages
...section 518, defines "extortion" to be " obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right." Held, that a note payable to one who, for the sole purpose of intimidating the maker, illegally and...
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The Codes and Statutes of the State of California, Volume 2

California, Theodore Henry Hittell - Law - 1876 - 986 pages
...by it, shall be taken as its value. CHAPTEE VII. EXTOKTION. 13.518. "Extortion" defined. SEC. 518. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...of force or fear, or under color of official right. 13.519. What threats may constitute extortion. SEC. 519. Fear, such as will constitute extortion, maybe...
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Laws of the State of California Relative to Railroads and Railroad ...

California - California - 1879 - 308 pages
...CHAPTER VII. EXTORTION.* "Extortion" SECTION 518. Extortion is the obtaining of property from defined. another, with his consent, induced by a wrongful use...of force or fear, or under color of official right. what SEC. 519. Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be threats may constitute induced by a...
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The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872, as Amended in 1885

California - Criminal law - 1881 - 940 pages
...to extort by means of verbal threats. J 625. Officers of railroad companies making overcharges. 518. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...of force or fear, or under color of official right. See ante, 211, 484, and 503. Extortion.— Tho act to prevent extortion was designed to afford a remedy...
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The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872; as Amended in 1889

California - Criminal law - 1881 - 878 pages
...to extort by means of verbal threats. S 525. Officers of railroad companies making overcharges. 518. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...of force or fear, or under color of official right. Sec ante, 211, 484, and 503. Extortion.— Tim act to prevent extortion was designed to afford a remedy...
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Criminal Law, Pleading and Practice in the Courts of the State of California ...

California - Criminal law - 1881 - 806 pages
...or property by means of verbal threats. 525. Officers of railroad companies making overcharges. 518. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...of force or fear, or under color of official right. 1. Extortion.—In a general sense this term includes any oppression un ; der color of right. The word...
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Laws of the State of New York, Volume 3

New York (State) - Law - 1881 - 242 pages
...extort money, or property, by verbal threats. 561. Unlawful threat referring to act of third person. § 552. Extortion is the obtaining of property from another,...consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, deflned or under color of official right. § 553. Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced...
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New York Criminal Reports: Reports of Cases Decided in All the ..., Volume 9

Criminal law - 1896 - 620 pages
...of prostitution. The following are the sections of the Penal Code under which he was convicted: Sec. 552. "Extortion is the obtaining of property from...force or fear, or under color of official right;" § 55!?, "Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat" (among other things)...
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