People v. Wood
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*104OPINION OF THE COURT
Callahan, J.
Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of five counts each of criminal contempt in the first degree (Penal Law § 215.51 [c]) and aggravated harassment in the second degree (Penal Law § 240.30 [2]). The conviction arises from defendant having telephoned his ex-wife on five occasions on December 25, 1996 with no purpose of communication and in violation of an order of protection. At issue on this appeal is whether the criminal prosecution in Supreme Court on criminal contempt charges constituted double jeopardy where Family Court had previously found…
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