Roajas v. Recant

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered January 22, 1997, which granted petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR article 78 to vacate seven orders of summary contempt issued by respondent Judge of the Criminal Court, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, to the extent of remanding the matter to Criminal Court to afford petitioner a reasonable opportunity to be heard as to mitigation with respect to a single charge of contempt and, except as so modified, affirmed, without costs.

This proceeding stems from an outburst during petitioner’s appearance…