70.20 – Standards of Proof for Conviction.
§ 70.20 Standards of proof for conviction. No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless based upon trial evidence which is legally sufficient and which establishes beyond a reasonable doubt every element of such offense and the defendant’s commission thereof.
60.76 – Rules of Evidence; Rape Crisis Counselor Evidence in Certain Cases.
§ 60.76 Rules of evidence; rape crisis counselor evidence in certain cases. Where disclosure of a communication which would have been privileged pursuant to section forty-five hundred ten of the civil practice law and rules is sought on the grounds that the privilege has been waived or that disclosure is required pursuant to the constitution […]
65.00 – Definitions.
* § 65.00 Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Child witness” means a person fourteen years old or less who is or will be called to testify in a criminal proceeding, other than a grand jury proceeding, concerning an offense defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law or section 255.25, 255.26 […]
65.10 – Closed-Circuit Television; General Rule; Declaration of Vulnerability.
* § 65.10 Closed-circuit television; general rule; declaration of vulnerability. 1. A child witness shall be declared vulnerable when the court, in accordance with the provisions of section 65.20, determines by clear and convincing evidence that it is likely that such child witness will suffer serious mental or emotional harm if required to testify at […]
70.10 – Standards of Proof; Definitions of Terms.
§ 70.10 Standards of proof; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. “Legally sufficient evidence” means competent evidence which, if accepted as true, would establish every element of an offense charged and the defendant’s commission thereof; except that such evidence is not legally sufficient when corroboration required by law is […]
60.45 – Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Statements of Defendants.
§ 60.45 Rules of evidence; admissibility of statements of defendants. 1. Evidence of a written or oral confession, admission, or other statement made by a defendant with respect to his participation or lack of participation in the offense charged, may not be received in evidence against him in a criminal proceeding if such statement was […]
60.46 – Rules of Evidence, Family Offense Proceedings in Family Court.
§ 60.46 Rules of evidence, family offense proceedings in family court. Evidence of a written or oral admission or any testimony given by either party, or evidence derived therefrom, in a proceeding under article eight of the family court act without the benefit of counsel in such proceeding may not be received into evidence in […]
60.47 – Possession of Condoms; Receipt Into Evidence.
§ 60.47 Possession of condoms; receipt into evidence. Evidence that a person was in possession of one or more condoms may not be admitted at any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in a prosecution for section 230.00 of the penal law for the purpose of establishing probable cause for an arrest or proving any person’s […]
60.48 – Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Evidence of Victim’s Manner of Dress in Sex Offense Cases.
§ 60.48 Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim’s manner of dress in sex offense cases. Evidence of the manner in which the victim was dressed at the time of the commission of an offense may not be admitted in a prosecution for any offense, or an attempt to commit an offense, defined in […]
60.49 – Possession of Opioid Antagonists; Receipt Into Evidence.
§ 60.49 Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence. 1. Evidence that a person was in possession of an opioid antagonist may not be admitted at any trial, hearing or other proceeding in a prosecution for any offense under sections 220.03, 220.06, 220.09, 220.16, 220.18, or 220.21 of the penal law for the purpose of […]