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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 340.10: Definition of terms

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  1. Criminal Procedure Law
  2. Part 2. The Principal Proceedings
  3. Title K. Prosecution of Informations In Local Criminal Courts-plea to Sentence
  4. Article 340. Pre-trial Proceedings

§ 340.10 Definition of terms.

The following definitions are applicable to this title:

1. "Information," in addition to its meaning as defined in

subdivision one of section 100.10, includes (a) a simplified information

and (b) a prosecutor's information and (c) a misdemeanor complaint upon

which the defendant, by a waiver executed pursuant to subdivision three

of section 170.65, has consented to be prosecuted.

2. "Single judge trial" means a trial in a local criminal court

conducted by one judge sitting without a jury.

3. "Jury trial" means a trial in a local criminal court conducted by

one judge sitting with a jury.

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