New York § 135.70 Coercion; no defense

New York Statutes

§ 135.70 — Coercion; no defense

New York § 135.70

JurisdictionNew York

Law PENPenal

Title HOffenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation

Part 3Specific Offenses

Art. 135Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses

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Bluebook

N.Y. Penal § 135.70 (2026).

Text

§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.\n  The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b)\nbribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and\nbribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually\nexclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an\nattempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the\ndefendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe\nreceiving.\n

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§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.\n The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b)\nbribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and\nbribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually\nexclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an\nattempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the\ndefendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe\nreceiving.\n