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N.Y. Penal Law § 135.70: Coercion; no defense

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Penal Law
Part 3. Specific Offenses
Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation
Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses

§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.

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.

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