Penal Law § 215.54 · Article 215. Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings
Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment
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§ 215.54 Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment.
Adjudication for criminal contempt under subdivision A of section seven hundred fifty of the judiciary law shall not bar a prosecution for the crime of criminal contempt under section 215.50 based upon the same conduct but, upon conviction thereunder, the court, in sentencing the defendant shall take the previous punishment into consideration.
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