Legal Opinion

People v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 16, 2006PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael R. Ambrecht, J.), rendered December 3, 2003, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal contempt in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant’s prior violation of an order of protection, which led to the issuance of the order of protection violated in the instant case. This evidence was probative of defendant’s intent (see e.g. People v Saunders, 210 AD2d 164 [1994], lv denied 84…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. ArchibaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. SaundersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. People v. DemchenkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. CasadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. PalladinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. People v. SwiftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. People v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. People v. GarvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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