New York legal term
Electronic arraignment in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Electronic arraignment” 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 “Electronic arraignment” mean in New York criminal law?
"Electronic arraignment" means an arraignment in which various participants, including the defendant, are not personally present in the court but in which all of the participants are simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of the voices and images of the judge, counsels, defendant, police officer and any other appropriate participant, by means of an independent audio-visual system. * NB Expired September 1, 1983 (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 185.10)
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