{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-470.25","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 470.25","heading":"Determination of appeals by intermediate appellate courts; form and content of order","body":"§ 470.25  Determination of appeals by intermediate appellate courts;\n             form and content of order.\n  1.  An order of an intermediate appellate court which affirms a\njudgment, sentence or order of a criminal court need only state such\naffirmance.\n  2.  An order of an intermediate appellate court which reverses or\nmodifies a judgment, sentence or order of a criminal court must contain\nthe following:\n  (a)  A statement of whether the determination was upon the law or upon\nthe facts or as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, or\nupon any specified two or all three of such bases; and\n  (b)  If the decision is rendered without opinion, a brief statement of\nthe specific grounds of the reversal or modification; and\n  (c)  A statement of the corrective action taken or directed by the\ncourt; and\n  (d)  If the determination is exclusively upon the law, a statement of\nwhether or not the facts upon which the criminal court's judgment,\nsentence or order is based have been considered and determined to have\nbeen established.  In the absence of such a statement, it is presumed\nthat the intermediate appellate court did not consider or make any\ndetermination with respect to such facts.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title M. Proceedings After Judgment","Article 470. Appeals--determination Thereof"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/470.25","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"4e348a25d95fa9359f121b5163e80446a257cfc6951ada16c13b113503b0a2d1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-470.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-470.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}