{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.15","heading":"Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called","body":"§ 60.15  Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called.\n  1.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, in any criminal proceeding\ninvolving a defendant in which evidence is or may be received, both the\npeople and the defendant may as a matter of right call and examine\nwitnesses, and each party may cross-examine every witness called by the\nother party.\n  2.  A defendant may testify in his own behalf, but his failure to do\nso is not a factor from which any inference unfavorable to him may be\ndrawn.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title D. Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters","Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/60.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b4cc807cddfde1933fcb50a8daa8a1733479ab00f6a570a1ad98090c7a9dc449","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}