Labels:book | reckoner | sky | tree OCR: coercion involves the restriction of another's freedom of action by threat. Many states follow the Model Penal Code and distin- guish CX tortion and cocrcion by catcgorizing them sepa- rate statutory offenses second group states recog- nize only the crime of extortion, not coercion Other states combine the two offenses under one heading. See ALA CODE &. 134-8-13 13 A -6-25 (1{82} ALASKA STAT 88 11.41 .520 11 4 .530 {1989 ARK CODE ANN 5-36-1 103a {2} 5- 13-208 {Michie 1987 Supp. 1991 COT.O REY. STAT NN 18-8 -207 cocrcion labelled extortion 8-4-401 (consolidatcd theft (West 190) LEL CODE ANN ti- 846, 791 (Supp. 1992) MISS. ODE ANN 97-3-81 (extortion laleled robbery): 97 -. (coercion labelled whitecapping (1973) MONT CODE ANN. .. -6-01 2 15 -203 109 NEV. RRY STAT ANN 205. 228 207. .190 {Michi ...