State v. Christopher Long

The defendant, Christopher Long, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Nicolosi, J.) imposing a portion of his previously-suspended sentences based upon its finding that he violated the “no-contact” provision of those sentences by filing in circuit court a petition to establish a parenting plan for his and the victim’s child. We reverse.

I

The record reflects the following facts. In May 2012, the defendant kidnapped the victim, who, at the time, was pregnant with his child. The child was born soon after. In March 2013, the defendant pleaded guilty to six criminal charges for which prison…