People v. Dodt

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1984-03-29

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OPINION OF THE COURT Meyer, J. Proof in a kidnapping prosecution that defendant threatened the use of a gun is sufficient to establish abduction by the threatened use of deadly physical force, even though there is no evidence that in fact he possessed an operable firearm. There must, nevertheless, be a reversal *412 and a new trial. The lineup identif…

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