{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-35.00","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 35.00","heading":"Justification; a defense","body":"§ 35.00 Justification; a defense.\n  In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in\nsections 35.05 through 35.30, is a defense.","path":["Penal Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title C. Defenses","Article 35. Defense of Justification"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/35.00","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c357ceffe1e623d4e0532098ad9f39761b2c0754ce702c668174d02ec09330c1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-30.00","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-35.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}