People v. Mergenthaler

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered October 21, 2002, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree.

A domestic dispute in March 2001 between defendant and his wife (hereinafter the victim) resulted in an April 2001 order of protection (entered on consent with no factual findings or admissions) directing defendant to stay away from the victim and her place of residence. Nevertheless, according to a statement given by the victim, defendant resumed living at the victim’s residence with her…