NYSentencing

§ 215.17 Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.
     A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the first
degree when, other than in the course of that  criminal  transaction  or
immediate flight therefrom, he:
    1.  Intentionally  causes  serious 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 serious 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.
    Intimidating  a  victim  or witness in the first degree is a class B
felony.
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