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Double jeopardy in criminal contempt cases clarified

Criminal contempt charges may be brought against a Buffalo man who already served time in jail for refusing to testify against his brother in a criminal case. The Court of Appeals has found double jeopardy will not bar a subsequent prosecution for contempt under Penal Law if a court subjects someone to conditional imprisonment in an ...