{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-260.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 260.20","heading":"Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial","body":"§ 260.20  Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial.\n  A defendant must be personally present during the trial of an\nindictment; provided, however, that a defendant who conducts himself in\nso disorderly and disruptive a manner that his trial cannot be carried\non with him in the courtroom may be removed from the courtroom if, after\nhe has been warned by the court that he will be removed if he continues\nsuch conduct, he continues to engage in such conduct.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title J. Prosecution of Indictments In Superior Courts--plea to Sentence","Article 260. Jury Trial--generally"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/260.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"83d2c7433fe802a45ddd2dc24274513be916958523665785c30ba28582d0c21b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-260.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-260.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}