{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-220.40","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 220.40","heading":"Plea; plea of not guilty; meaning","body":"§ 220.40  Plea; plea of not guilty; meaning.\n  A plea of not guilty constitutes a denial of every allegation of the\nindictment.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title J. Prosecution of Indictments In Superior Courts--plea to Sentence","Article 220. The Plea"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/220.40","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"9b13a23377c799e1b13ebd56b20051682ac59aba824d86c03e5be8b74c278e78","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-220.35","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-220.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}