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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.80 — Indictment; superseding indictments
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 200: Indictment and Related Instruments, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 200.80
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
200.80 Indictment; superseding indictments.
If at any time before entry of a plea of guilty to an indictment or
commencement of a trial thereof another indictment is filed in the same
court charging the defendant with an offense charged in the first
indictment, the first indictment is, with respect to such offense,
superseded by the second and, upon the defendant's arraignment upon the
second indictment, the count of the first indictment charging such
offense must be dismissed by the court. The first indictment is not,
however, superseded with respect to any count contained therein which
charges an offense not charged in the second indictment. Nothing herein
precludes the filing of a superseding indictment when the first
accusatory instrument is a superior court information.
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