Legal Opinion
People v. Griffin
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided October 28, 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Melissa C. Jackson, J.
Generally, for an accusatory instrument charging criminal contempt in the second degree based on a violation of an order of protection to constitute a sufficient information, it must include a certified copy of the order in question as well as proof of the defendant’s awareness of the existence of the order at the time of the alleged violation. (People v Peluso, 192 Misc 2d 33 [2002]; People v Bendter, 184 Misc 2d 374 [2000].) The instant motion presents the novel question of the level of corroboration required when a criminal contempt charge is based…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. NatalNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- NYCTL 1998-1 Trust & Bank of New York v. RabinowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People Ex Rel. Drake v. . AndrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- People v. PelusoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2002
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