Legal Opinion
People v. Perez
New York County Courts
Decided November 13, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph C. Calabrese, J.
This decision holds for the first time that a New York State court has jurisdiction over an alleged violation of an order of protection where such protective order was issued by a court of this state and served on a defendant in a foreign state by means of a facsimile (fax) copy of that order.
Defendant, Evelyn Perez, is charged with criminal contempt in the first degree (E felony) under Penal Law § 215.51 (b) (ii) and stalking in the third degree (A misdemeanor) under Penal Law § 120.50 (3). These crimes are alleged to have occurred on or about…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. CaseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. PaytonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1994
- People v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. TralliAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1976
- People v. MurrayCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
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