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PEOPLE v. COLASCIONE

22 N.Y.2d 65 (1968)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Salvatore Colascione, Austin Hagewood, Kelly Kay Hagewood and Joseph Vito, Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Starkey and Eugene G. Lamb for Salvatore Colascione, appellant.

Eugene G. Lamb for Austin P. Hagewood, appellant.

James P. Edstrom for Kelly Kay Hagewood, appellant.

Joseph Lonardo and C. Albert Parente for Joseph Vito, appellant.

William Cahn, District Attorney (Henry P. De Vine and Jules E. Orenstein of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN concur with Judge BERGAN; Chief Judge FULD concurs in a separate opinion in which Judge BERGAN concurs.

BERGAN, J.

Appellants have been convicted of conspiracy to commit extortion and to fix prices; of carrying and possession of explosive substances and, in addition, appellant Colascione has been convicted of extortion and coercion. Severe sentences have been imposed.

The theory of the prosecution was that in order to coerce some dissenting barbers to join a barbers...

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