New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division November 10, 1992 (State v. Monti)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

BRODY, J.A.D.

This appeal requires us to explore the elements of the crime of criminal coercion, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-5.

Peter Camamis constructed several garage-like buildings on his highway property. He otherwise was using the property as a junk yard, dealing primarily with scrapped automobiles.