Hi,
I am currently on probation in New York State and was sentenced by the County Court of a specific county. It was a non-violent felony.
One of my probation conditions says I cannot leave the jurisdiction of the court without approval of the court or the probation officer.
My probation officer mentioned that means the geographical boundaries of the county. My lawyer mentioned that the jurisdiction of the county court actually extends throughout New York State and that the branch of the county court in my specific county is only the proper VENUE (for example for crimes committed in that county). He mentioned that the court is actually a state court.
I noticed that NYS has a unified court system and the constitution sets up a county court with specific jurisdiction which has branches in each county.
The probation condition just references the "jurisdiction" of the court and does not specifically mention the state or the county I live in. The probation court order does start off with "State of New York" and then "County Court" and then "County of XXX".
Please help me clarify this issue.
Thank You
I am currently on probation in New York State and was sentenced by the County Court of a specific county. It was a non-violent felony.
One of my probation conditions says I cannot leave the jurisdiction of the court without approval of the court or the probation officer.
My probation officer mentioned that means the geographical boundaries of the county. My lawyer mentioned that the jurisdiction of the county court actually extends throughout New York State and that the branch of the county court in my specific county is only the proper VENUE (for example for crimes committed in that county). He mentioned that the court is actually a state court.
I noticed that NYS has a unified court system and the constitution sets up a county court with specific jurisdiction which has branches in each county.
The probation condition just references the "jurisdiction" of the court and does not specifically mention the state or the county I live in. The probation court order does start off with "State of New York" and then "County Court" and then "County of XXX".
Please help me clarify this issue.
Thank You