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  2. Sekhar v. United States - Wikipedia

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    After initially being charged with coercion under state law, Sekhar was tried and convicted for attempted extortion under the federal Hobbs act. Sekhar's lawyers contended that the advice of a lawyer employed by the state was not a form of property that could be sought by threats, and hence that the extortion charge was not applicable in this case.

  3. Duress in American law - Wikipedia

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    In jurisprudence, duress or coercion refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat, or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]".

  4. Coercion - Wikipedia

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    Byman and Waxman (2000) define coercion as "the use of threatened force, including the limited use of actual force to back up the threat, to induce an adversary to behave differently than it otherwise would." [11] Coercion does not in many cases amount to destruction of property or life since compliance is the goal.

  5. A new judge is appointed in the case of a Memphis judge ... - AOL

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    The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a new judge to preside over the case of another judge who has been indicted on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment in Memphis. Shelby ...

  6. Judge declines to immediately dismiss Eric Adams corruption ...

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Friday said he would not immediately dismiss Eric Adams' corruption case, but ordered the Democratic New York City mayor's trial delayed indefinitely after ...

  7. Arizona v. Fulminante - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, Jeneane Michelle Hunt, the 11-year-old stepdaughter of Oreste Fulminante, was murdered in Mesa, Arizona. [1] [2] Fulminante reported her missing on September 14, and her body was found September 16 with two bullet wounds to the head; the body had decomposed so much that forensic testing couldn't determine whether a sexual assault had happened. [1]

  8. Inside the Shocking Case of “Gigolos” Reality Star Who Beat ...

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    Kubiak was arrested in July 2020 after a client, Herleen Dulai, 29, was beaten to death, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.. Citing Kubiak's testimony at his 2021 sentencing hearing, the paper ...

  9. Prenda Law - Wikipedia

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    Attorney Brett Gibbs claimed to have—but never produced—an original notarized signature of "Alan Cooper, Manager of Ingenuity 13 LLC." [58] [59]On May 6, 2013, Judge Wright sanctioned Prenda Law and its "principals" Steele, Hansmeier, and Duffy, along with Gibbs, whom he termed "attorneys with shattered law practices", $81,319.72 (of which half was punitive) [4]: p.10 for "brazen ...