N.Y. Jud. Law § 781

§ 781. Punishment of misconduct at trial term. Where a misconduct,\nwhich is punishable by fine or imprisonment, as prescribed in this\narticle, occurs at a trial term, or with respect to a mandate returnable\nat such term, and was not punished at the term at which it occurred, the\nsupreme court may inquire into and punish the misconduct, as if it had\noccurred at a special term of the supreme court, held in the same\ncounty, or with respect to a mandate returnable at such a special term.\n