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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 360.20 — Trial jury; examination of prospective jurors; challenges generally
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 360: Jury Trial, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 360.20
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.
360.20 Trial jury; examination of prospective jurors; challenges
generally.
If no challenge to the panel is made as prescribed by section 360.15,
or if such challenge is made and disallowed, the court must direct that
the names of not less than six members of the panel be drawn and called.
Such persons must take their places in the jury box and must be
immediately sworn to answer truthfully questions asked them relative to
their qualifications to serve as jurors in the action. The procedural
rules prescribed in section 270.15 with respect to the examination of
the prospective jurors and to challenges are also applicable to the
selection of a trial jury in a local criminal court.
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