People v. Dillon

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered April 30, 2007, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree.

Defendant and the victim were long-time paramours who lived together off-and-on in a relationship marked by domestic violence. As a result of two episodes of domestic violence in late November 2005, an order of protection was issued and served upon defendant in December 2005 which, while not containing a stay away provision, directed defendant to refrain from, among other things, “assaultive or…