People v. Evans

OPINION OF THE COURT

Roy Wheatley King, J.

*86This criminal action was commenced by the filing of a felony complaint that charges defendant with intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree, in violation of Penal Law § 215.15 (1), arising from an incident that occurred at the Hall of Justice, Monroe County Family Court, on May 31, 2000. A preliminary hearing was held pursuant to CPL 180.60 on August 1, 2000. At that hearing, Renee Nolte, the witness who was the subject of the alleged intimidation, testified that she previously lived in the same apartment building as defendant and her…