Legal Opinion
People v. Feiler
Nassau County District Court
Decided April 30, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David A. Gross, J.
Today this court, relying on the advice given by the Court of Appeals almost a century ago in People v Devinny (227 NY 397 [1919]), holds as follows:
*391The defendant was originally charged with violating an order of protection issued by this court, a violation of Penal Law § 215.51 (b) (iv), criminal contempt, a class E felony. Thereafter the felony charge was reduced by the court to the nonfelony violation of Penal Law § 215.50 (3), criminal contempt, a class A misdemeanor. In a nutshell, the defendant now moves to dismiss the accusatory instrument because…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DevinnyNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- People v. D'AngeloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. KirkhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. Bailey, New York County Courts1969
- People v. RomanoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2001
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. SyllaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2005
- People v. LobiancoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2003
- People v. FrazierRochester City Court · 2003
- People v. VolkesCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2003