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Discovery; definition of terms

* § 240.10 Discovery; definition of terms.

The following definitions are applicable to this article:

1. "Demand to produce" means a written notice served by and on a party
to a criminal action, without leave of the court, demanding to inspect
property pursuant to this article and giving reasonable notice of the
time at which the demanding party wishes to inspect the property
designated.

2. "Attorneys' work product" means property to the extent that it
contains the opinions, theories or conclusions of the prosecutor,
defense counsel or members of their legal staffs.

3. "Property" means any existing tangible personal or real property,
including, but not limited to, books, records, reports, memoranda,
papers, photographs, tapes or other electronic recordings, articles of
clothing, fingerprints, blood samples, fingernail scrapings or
handwriting specimens, but excluding attorneys' work product.

4. "At the trial" means as part of the people's or the defendant's
direct case.

* NB Repealed January 1, 2020

CPL 240.10 2019-04-19

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