{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-450.70","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 450.70","heading":"Appeal by defendant directly to court of appeals; in what cases authorized","body":"§ 450.70  Appeal by defendant directly to court of appeals; in what\n             cases authorized.\n  An appeal directly to the court of appeals may be taken as of right by\nthe defendant from the following judgment and orders of a superior\ncourt:\n  1.  A judgment including a sentence of death;\n  2.  An order denying a motion, made pursuant to section 440.10, to\nvacate a judgment including a sentence of death;\n  3. An order denying a motion, made pursuant to section 440.20, to set\naside a sentence of death;\n  4. An order denying a motion, made pursuant to paragraph (d) of\nsubdivision eleven of section 400.27, to set aside a sentence of death.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title M. Proceedings After Judgment","Article 450. Appeals--in What Cases Authorized and to What Courts Taken"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/450.70","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"1fe5588d9de7964f726c068c1d101a3bfb87d81bd1badaecf0bb5a158fec4767","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-450.60","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-450.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}