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PEOPLE v. BYRNE

17 N.Y.2d 209 (1966)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph T. Byrne and James J. Flynn, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 28, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius A. Hellenbrand, Thomas J. Mackell and Carl W. Sarett for Joseph T. Byrne, appellant.

Richard L. Fenstamaker and Anthony F. Marra for James J. Flynn, appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Raymond S. Hack and H. Richard Uviller of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and KEATING concur.

VAN VOORHIS, J.

The defendants appeal, pursuant to permission granted by Judge FULD, from judgments of the Appellate Division, First Department, which affirmed judgments of Supreme Court, New York County (KLEIN, J.), convicting each of the defendants of attempted extortion.

The defendants, police officers, were convicted of attempting to obtain $500 from Ralph Cozzino by threatening to accuse him of a...

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