State v. Nethercutt

Citations

• 48 Wash. 105
• 92 P. 938
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 866

Syllabus

<p>Extortion — Threats — Elements of Offense — Common Law Offenses. Under the common law, it was not an indictable offense to extort money by threatening to institute a criminal prosecution against the party defrauded, since the threat is not of personal violence or such as to overcome a firm and prudent man.</p>