NYSentencing

§ 215.16 Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.
    A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the second
degree when, other than in the course of that  criminal  transaction  or
immediate flight therefrom, he:
    1.  Intentionally  causes  physical injury to another person for the
purpose  of  obstructing,   delaying,   preventing   or   impeding   the
communication   by  such  other  person or another person of information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police  officer  or  peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such
other person or another person to swear falsely; or
    2. Intentionally causes physical injury to another person on account
of such other person or another person having  communicated  information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer; or
    3.   Recklessly   causes   physical  injury  to  another  person  by
intentionally damaging the property of  such  other  person  or  another
person, for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding
such other person or another person from communicating, or on account of
such  other  person  or  another person having communicated, information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer.
    Intimidating  a  victim or witness in the second degree is a class D
felony.
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