{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-255.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 255.10","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 255.10 Definitions.\n  1. \"Pre-trial motion\" as used in this article means any motion by a\ndefendant which seeks an order of the court:\n  (a) dismissing or reducing an indictment pursuant to article 210 or\nremoving an action to the family court pursuant to article 722; or\n  (b) dismissing an information, prosecutor's information, simplified\ninformation or misdemeanor complaint pursuant to article 170; or\n  (c) granting discovery pursuant to article 245; or\n  (d) granting a bill of particulars pursuant to sections 100.45 or\n200.90; or\n  (e) removing the action pursuant to sections 170.15, 230.20 or 230.30;\nor\n  (f) suppressing the use at trial of any evidence pursuant to article\n710; or\n  (g) granting separate trials pursuant to article 100 or 200.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title J. Prosecution of Indictments In Superior Courts--plea to Sentence","Article 255. Pre-trial Motions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/255.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7d11ed9db8bd06cb3ea4d6669ad4a3639c4bf6176755072e5c1f9486e807e6f0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-250.40","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-255.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}