N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.47: Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in misdemeanor cases in superior court

§ 210.47 Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in misdemeanor cases

in superior court.

Upon or after the arraignment in a superior court upon an indictment

where the sole remaining count or counts charge a misdemeanor offense,

and before the entry of a plea of guilty thereto or commencement of a

trial thereof, the court, upon motion of the people or the defendant and

with the consent of the other party, or upon the court's own motion with

the consent of both the people and the defendant, may order that all

proceedings be suspended and the action adjourned in contemplation of

dismissal, in accordance with the provisions of section 170.55 of this

chapter.