What Is Criminal Contempt for Violating an Order of Protection in the Bronx? - David Mejia Colgan, Esq.
Note sull'episodio
From David Mejia Colgan, Esq. - What Is Criminal Contempt for Violating an Order of Protection in the Bronx? explores how violating an order of protection, or OOP, can lead to serious criminal contempt charges in New York. This episode breaks down how Bronx cases may involve PL § 215.50 for Second-Degree Criminal Contempt, PL § 215.51 for First-Degree Criminal Contempt, PL § 215.52 for Aggravated Criminal Contempt, and PL § 120.00 for Third-Degree Assault when assault allegations are connected to the same incident.
Listeners will learn what an order of protection can prohibit, including phone calls, text messages, in-person visits, indirect contact through friends or family members, and contact with the protected party’s home, workplace, or children. The episode also explains why the protected party’s wishes do not change the court order, why only a judge can modify or vacate an OOP, and how even invited contact may still result in arrest, arraignment, bail issues, remand, or a temporary order of protection in Bronx Criminal Court.
The discussion also covers how misdemeanor and felony contempt charges are handled in the Bronx, including the role of prosecutors, the DA, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, the Domestic Violence Bureau, Bronx Criminal Court, and Bronx Supreme Court, Criminal Term. It compares Class A misdemeanor, Class E felony, and Class D felony exposure, including possible jail, state prison, probation, fines, mandatory surcharges, and the effect of a qualifying prior contempt conviction or allegations involving threats, repeated conduct, property damage, physical contact, physical injury, or serious physical injury.
The episode also highlights long-term consequences that can follow a criminal contempt conviction, including immigration risks, custody and Family Court concerns, employment, housing, licensing, background checks, and New York’s Clean Slate Act. David Mejia Colgan, Esq., a Bronx criminal defense attorney and former Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, discusses how the terms of the order, available evidence, court records, service documents, intent, mistaken identity, and related domestic violence or assault allegations can shape the defense strategy for clients in the Bronx and the greater New York City area.
David Mejia Colgan, Esq.
910 Grand Concourse Suite 1F, Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 484-8820