New York § 135.75 Coercion; defense

New York Statutes

§ 135.75 — Coercion; defense

New York § 135.75

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 § 135.75 (2026).

Text

§ 135.75 Coercion; defense.\n  In any prosecution for coercion committed by instilling in the victim\na fear that he or another person would be charged with a crime, it is an\naffirmative defense that the defendant reasonably believed the\nthreatened charge to be true and that his sole purpose was to compel or\ninduce the victim to take reasonable action to make good the wrong which\nwas the subject of such threatened charge.\n

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§ 135.75 Coercion; defense.\n In any prosecution for coercion committed by instilling in the victim\na fear that he or another person would be charged with a crime, it is an\naffirmative defense that the defendant reasonably believed the\nthreatened charge to be true and that his sole purpose was to compel or\ninduce the victim to take reasonable action to make good the wrong which\nwas the subject of such threatened charge.\n