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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » CVR - Civil Rights » Article 2 - Bill of Rights » 12 – Rights of Persons Accused of Crime.

§ 12. Rights of persons accused of crime. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused has a right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury, and is entitled to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor. A noncitizen is not entitled to a jury, composed in part of noncitizens or strangers, in an action or special proceeding civil or criminal.