Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Ransom
Does ransom have a limit on it?
Asked on 6/03/03, 1:28 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Re: Ransom
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to ask. Ransom is the money demanded by kidnappers in exchange for the safe return of the victim (or, in some instances, by thieves in exchange for the safe return of the stolen property). Demanding ransom is a criminal act -- technically it amounts to attempted extortion, or to actual extortion if the ransom is paid, in addition to the underlying crime of kidnapping -- regardless of the amount sought.
Answered on 6/03/03, 10:28 pm
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