Indictment; definition

Statute:

Indictment; definition

§ 200.10 Indictment; definition.

An indictment is a written accusation by a grand jury, filed with a
superior court, charging a person, or two or more persons jointly, with
the commission of a crime, or with the commission of two or more
offenses at least one of which is a crime. Except as used in Article
190, the term indictment shall include a superior court information.

CPL 200.10 2014-09-22

Sections:

200. - Indictment and Related Instruments

200.10 - Indictment; definition.

200.15 - Superior court information; definition.

200.20 - Indictment; what offenses may be charged; joinder of offenses and consolidation of indictments.

200.30 - Indictment; duplicitous counts prohibited.

200.40 - Indictment; joinder of defendants and consolidation of indictments against different defendants.

200.50 - Indictment; form and content.

200.60 - Indictment; allegations of previous convictions prohibited.

200.61 - Indictment; special information for operators of for-hire vehicles.

200.62 - Indictment; special information for child sexual assault offender.

200.63 - Indictment; special information for aggravated family offense.

200.65 - Indictment; special information for enterprise corruption and criminal possession or use of a biological weapon or chemical weapon.

200.70 - Indictment; amendment of.

200.80 - Indictment; superseding indictments.

200.95 - Indictment; bill of particulars.

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