N.Y. Judiciary Law § 420: Form of objection or denial

§ 420. Form of objection or denial. If the defendant object to the

sufficiency of the impeachment, the objection must be in writing, but

need not be in any specific form; it being sufficient, if it present

intelligibly the grounds of the objection. If he deny the truth of the

impeachment, the denial may be oral, and without oath, and must be

entered upon the minutes.