Legal Opinion
The People v. Tyrone Sweat
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 2014No. 159PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
The People appeal from an order of the Erie County Court dismissing, on double jeopardy grounds, an information charg ing defendant Tyrone Sweat with two counts of criminal contempt in the second degree (Penal Law § 215.50 [4]). We hold that where a court subjects a defendant to conditional imprisonment in an attempt to compel defendant to testify, and does not otherwise adjudicate defendant to be in criminal contempt or impose punishment that is criminal in nature, double jeopardy will not bar a subsequent prosecution for contempt under the Penal Law.…
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