Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-8-13 (2026)
Extortion - Definition.
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A person commits the crime of extortion if he knowingly obtains by threat control over the property of another, with intent to deprive him of the property.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §3235.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Preskitt v. Lyons, 865 So. 2d 424 (Ala. 2003).
Preskitt v. Lyons, 865 So. 2d 424 (Ala. 2003). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-8-13. (Emphasis added.”
United States v. Kevin Unthank, 109 F.3d 1205 (7th Cir. 1997). “”); Ala.Code §§ 13A-8-13, 13A-8-l(13); Ariz.Rev.”
Blevins v. W.F. Barnes Corp., 768 So. 2d 386 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-8-13. The verb "extort," however, includes the meaning "to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power" and the meaning "to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument.”
United States v. Brian R. Anderson, 989 F.2d 310 (9th Cir. 1993). “§ 13-1804, but some define it to cover only corrupt public officers, e.”
Robinson v. State, 484 So. 2d 1197 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “§§ 13A-8-13 through 13A-8-15 Commentary. “A person commits the crime of extortion if he knowingly obtains by threat control over the property of another, with intent to deprive him of the property.”
Julian Kassner v. Dep't of Vets. Affairs, No. AT-1221-18-0276-W-1 (MSPB May 15, 2024). “2003) (emphasis omitted) (quoting Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-8-13). Under the Alabama Criminal Code, doing so by means of a threat constitutes extortion in the second degree, a class C felony.”
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