{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-310.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 310.20","heading":"Jury deliberation; use of exhibits and other material","body":"§ 310.20 Jury deliberation; use of exhibits and other material.\n  Upon retiring to deliberate, the jurors may take with them:\n  1. Any exhibits received in evidence at the trial which the court,\nafter according the parties an opportunity to be heard upon the matter,\nin its discretion permits them to take;\n  2. A written list prepared by the court containing the offenses\nsubmitted to the jury by the court in its charge and the possible\nverdicts thereon. Whenever the court submits two or more counts charging\noffenses set forth in the same article of the law, the court may set\nforth the dates, names of complainants or specific statutory language,\nwithout defining the terms, by which the counts may be distinguished;\nprovided, however, that the court shall instruct the jury in its charge\nthat the sole purpose of the notations is to distinguish between the\ncounts; and\n  3. A written list prepared by the court containing the names of every\nwitness whose testimony has been presented during the trial, if the jury\nrequests such a list and the court, in its discretion, determines that\nsuch a list will assist the jury.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title J. Prosecution of Indictments In Superior Courts--plea to Sentence","Article 310. Jury Trial--deliberation and Verdict of Jury"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/310.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"d337dbc6b096ac07f3d4f3fcb9c655685267c4e4c967c347823ac86c17b810e2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-310.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-310.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}