We find the evidence legally sufficient to establish respondent's guilt of the crime of intimidating a witness in the third degree (Penal Law § 215.15 [1]). In so doing, we reject respondent's argument that the statute is inapplicable to attempts to coerce a complainant to "drop * * * charges" (People v Soper,
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