What Does "Maliciously" Mean, When an Extortion Statute Bans "Maliciously Threaten[ing]"?

Blog: Reason.com

Abstract

From Tomlinson v. State, decided today by the Florida Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice John Couriel: Kevin Tomlinson threatened to ruin the reputation of two fellow real estate brokers unless they paid him. Must the State prove that Tomlinson made this threat with hatred for the complainants in seeking a conviction under Florida's…