Legal Opinion

Cassie v. Cassie

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 24, 2013PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Skelos, J.E

The issue presented on this appeal is whether, to establish the family offense of disorderly conduct, a petitioner must demonstrate that the challenged conduct was intended to cause, or recklessly created a risk of causing, public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm. We hold that such a showing is required, and, since the petitioner in the present case failed to meet that burden, we reverse the order of protection issued in her favor.

On February 15, 2012, the petitioner, Dionne Cassie (hereinafter the wife), filed a family offense petition against her husband,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Richardson v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Giblin v. Nassau County Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. TodaroNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. MunafoNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. WeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 2011

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  3. Matter of Winston v. Edwards-ClarkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Matter of Graham v. RawleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Matter of Monos v. MonosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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