People v. Spatarella

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• finding that obtaining a business’s customers through threat of physical injury constituted larceny by extortion
• construing \property\ for N.Y. extortion statute, Penal Law § 155.05(2)(3), to include certain intangible rights
• construing “property” for N.Y. extortion statute, Penal Law § 155.-05(2)(3), to include certain intangible rights
• right to solicit and to service business customers is \property\ within meaning of New York grand larceny by extortion statute
• “property” includes intangible goods, because “[s]urely the extortionist’s demand for the business itself, or a part of it, is, if anything, more egregious than the demand simply for money”
• threat of personal injury if target of threat fulfilled a refuse disposal contract

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Cited by

34 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• People v. Briggs
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-12-22· cited 103×
• United States v. Isadore Marion
  Second Circuit· 1976-05-07· cited 101×
• United States v. Ivezaj
  Second Circuit· 2009-06-11· cited 63×
• United States v. Private Sanitation Industry Ass'n of Nassau
  E.D. New York· 1992-06-29· cited 39×
• Naples v. Stefanelli
  E.D. New York· 2013-09-18· cited 39×
• The People v. Matthew P.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2015-11-19· cited 32×
• People v. Hightower
  New York Court of Appeals· 2011-12-13· cited 28×
• State v. Taylor
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-08-04· cited 17×
• People v. Garland
  New York Court of Appeals· 1987-02-17· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Downey
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-12-11· cited 12×
• People v. Barden
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2014-04-10· cited 12×
• People v. Tansey
  New York Supreme Court· 1992-11-16· cited 12×
• People v. Dixson
  Criminal Court of the City of New York· 2005-06-22· cited 9×
• People v. Angus
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1981-05-21· cited 8×
• People v. Capparelli
  New York Supreme Court· 1993-07-12· cited 7×
• The People v. Fisher
  California Court of Appeal· 2013-05-10· cited 6×
• People v. Barrie
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1980-02-04· cited 5×
• People v. Schipani
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1977-02-15· cited 4×
• People v. Hooker
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-10-28· cited 4×
• People v. Wyssling
  New York County Courts· 1975-08-05· cited 4×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• People v. Barondess
  New York Supreme Court· 1891-11-30· cited 22×
• People ex rel. Short v. Warden of the City Prison
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1911-07-07· cited 17×
• People v. Wisch
  New York Supreme Court· 1969-01-22· cited 16×

Other cases named People v. Spatarella

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• People v. Spatarella
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1973-08-13