N.Y. Penal Law 135.70 – Coercion; no defense
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§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.
Terms Used In N.Y. Penal Law 135.70
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b) bribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and bribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually exclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an attempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the defendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe receiving.