The issue here is the nature of the threat of "deadly physical force" (Penal Law, § 135.00, subd 2) which will elevate an unlawful imprisonment in the second degree (Penal Law, § 135.05), a misdemeanor, to kidnapping in the second degree (Penal Law, § 135.20), a class "B" felony; whether such threat of "deadly physical force" must be capable of realization or merely be that which is reasonably perceived by the subject...
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