Legal Opinion
People v. Fernino
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided February 13, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*291OPINION OF THE COURT
Matthew A. Sclarrino, Jr., J.
“Those friends thou hast and their adoption tried,
“Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel”1
But not when an order of protection prohibits someone from communicating with another.
A misdemeanor complaint was filed with the court on September 4, 2007 charging the defendant with three counts of criminal contempt in the second degree (Penal Law § 215.50 [3]). In a motion dated January 22, 2008, the defendant moves for an order dismissing the accusatory instrument contending that it is. jurisdictionally defective. The defendant contends that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. KochanowskiAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2000
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. RodriguezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2008