People v. Morales

OPINION OF THE COURT

John M. Leventhal, J.

Defendant stands charged in this indictment with one count of criminal contempt in the second degree (Penal Law § 215.50 *696[3]), a class A misdemeanor, for writing a letter to the complainant in violation of an order of protection. Defendant and the People will be ready for trial within days.

The defendant maintains that his punishment, should he be convicted, is limited to three months’ imprisonment under the mandate of the Judiciary Law (see, Judiciary Law § 751).1 The People maintain that defendant is subject to a one-year sentence of incarceration for…