{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "155.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 155.10", "heading": "Larceny; no defense", "text": ["§ 155.10 Larceny; no defense.", "The crimes of (a) larceny committed by means of extortion and an attempt to commit the same, and (b) bribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and bribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually exclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for larceny committed by means of extortion or for an attempt to commit the same that, by reason of the same conduct, the defendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe receiving."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/155.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Larceny by extortion or attempted extortion and the named bribe-receiving offenses are not mutually exclusive.** ★ A defendant prosecuted for extortionate larceny **cannot defend the charge merely by showing that the same conduct also committed one of those bribe-receiving crimes**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/155.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}