PEOPLE v. THOMAS


24 A.D.3d 800 (2005)

805 N.Y.S.2d 847

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MELVIN THOMAS, Defendant. GODFREY G. BROWN, Nonparty Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 27, 2005.


Ordered that the order is affirmed.

Contrary to the appellant's contention, the Supreme Court did not adjudicate him to be in criminal contempt. Rather, the Supreme Court imposed a monetary sanction against the appellant for his failure to appear for trial (see 22 NYCRR 130-2.1 [a]). The amount of the sanction imposed was appropriate under the circumstances of this case (see 22 NYCRR 130-2.1...

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