N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 20.20: Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; jurisdiction of state

§ 20.20 Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; jurisdiction of state.

Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 20.30, a

person may be convicted in the criminal courts of this state of an

offense defined by the laws of this state, committed either by his own

conduct or by the conduct of another for which he is legally accountable

pursuant to section 20.00 of the penal law, when:

1. Conduct occurred within this state sufficient to establish:

(a) An element of such offense; or

(b) An attempt to commit such offense; or

(c) A conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit such offense, or

otherwise to establish the complicity of at least one of the persons

liable therefor; provided that the jurisdiction accorded by this

paragraph extends only to conviction of those persons whose

conspiratorial or other conduct of complicity occurred within this

state; or

2. Even though none of the conduct constituting such offense may have

occurred within this state:

(a) The offense committed was a result offense and the result

occurred within this state. If the offense was one of homicide, it is

presumed that the result, namely the death of the victim, occurred

within this state if the victim's body or a part thereof was found

herein; or

(b) The statute defining the offense is designed to prevent the

occurrence of a particular effect in this state and the conduct

constituting the offense committed was performed with intent that it

would have such effect herein; or

(c) The offense committed was an attempt to commit a crime within

this state; or

(d) The offense committed was conspiracy to commit a crime within

this state and an overt act in furtherance of such conspiracy occurred

within this state; or

3. The offense committed was one of omission to perform within this

state a duty imposed by the laws of this state. In such case, it is

immaterial whether such person was within or outside this state at the

time of the omission.