Title: NY Penal Law § 120.13: Menacing in the first degree
Headings: NY Penal Law § 120.13: Menacing in the first degree
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NY Penal Law § 120.13: Menacing in the first degree
NY Penal Law § 120.13: Menacing in the first degree
Menacing is a crime that involves doing something that puts another person in fear of immediate physical injury. No such physical injury is required to be charged with menacing. There are four menacing offenses in the New York Penal Code. Menacing in the first, second, and third degrees, as well as menacing a police officer or a peace officer. Under New York Penal Code § 120.13 you could be prosecuted for menacing in the first degree if you commit the crime of menacing in the second degree and within the preceding ten years you have been previously convicted of the crime of menacing in the second degree under New York Penal Code § 120.14 or the crime of menacing a police officer or peace officer under New York Penal Code § 120.18. Example
The defendant held a large knife to a woman's chest and threatened her.