People v. Shortell

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lawliss, J.), rendered June 13, 2011 in Clinton County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal contempt in the second degree.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of the misdemeanor of criminal contempt in the second degree for his alleged intentional violation, in February 2011, of a two-year order of protection that had been issued under CPL 530.13 in October 2010. His CPL 330.30 motion to set aside the verdict was denied, and he was sentenced to one year in jail. Defendant appeals arguing that the provision of the…