Legal Opinion
People v. Inserra
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 2004PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
On this appeal by the People, we address the sufficiency of an information charging defendant with criminal contempt of an order of protection. In particular, we must decide whether a defendant’s name on the signature line of an order of protection adequately supports an allegation that the defendant knew of the order’s contents. We hold that it does.
A Queens County Criminal Court jury found defendant guilty of criminal contempt in the second degree (see Penal Law § 215.50 [3]) for violating an order of protection. The order directed defendant to “stay away…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Mesibov, Glinert & Levy v. Cohen Bros. Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- People v. McCowanNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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