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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William C. Hamilton, Appellant.
    
      Crimes — coercion — conviction affirmed.
    
    
      People v. Hamilton, 183 App. Div. 55, affirmed.
    (Argued December 6, 1920;
    decided December 31, 1920.)
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 17, 1918, which afiirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the Peace in the city of New York convicting the defendant of the crime of coercion in violation of section 530 of the Penal Law.
    
      Charles S, Mackenzie, Almuth C. Vandiver and Lanman Crosby for appellant.
    
      Edward Swann, District Attorney (John Caldwell Myers and Robert S. Johnstone of counsel), for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed; no opinion.

Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ.