{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.35","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.35","heading":"Motion to dismiss indictment; defective grand jury proceeding","body":"§ 210.35  Motion to dismiss indictment; defective grand jury proceeding.\n  A grand jury proceeding is defective within the meaning of paragraph\n(c) of subdivision one of section 210.20 when:\n  1.  The grand jury was illegally constituted; or\n  2.  The proceeding is conducted before fewer than sixteen grand\njurors; or\n  3.  Fewer than twelve grand jurors concur in the finding of the\nindictment; or\n  4.  The defendant is not accorded an opportunity to appear and testify\nbefore the grand jury in accordance with the provisions of section\n190.50; or\n  5.  The proceeding otherwise fails to conform to the requirements of\narticle one hundred ninety to such degree that the integrity thereof is\nimpaired and prejudice to the defendant may result.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title I. Preliminary Proceedings In Superior Court","Article 210. Proceedings In Superior Court From Filing of Indictment to Plea"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/210.35","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"bc14c7ed6dfd19cb67f2418bc643384f06d5135a5bc340836ce5e094e31bdb5b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.30","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}