New York legal term
Conviction in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Conviction” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Conviction” mean in New York criminal law?
"Conviction" means the entry of a plea of guilty to, or a verdict of guilty upon, an accusatory instrument other than a felony complaint, or to one or more counts of such instrument. 14. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 1.20)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated murder
- Aggravated vehicular assault
- Aggravated vehicular homicide
- Burglary in the first degree
- Crime of terrorism
- Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon
- Escape in the first degree
- Escape in the second degree
- Installation and operation of ignition interlock devices
- Luring a child
- Misrepresentation by, or on behalf of, a caregiver for a child or children
- Murder in the second degree
Related terms in the same statutes
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