Authorizes an appeal by the people, as of right, to an intermediate appellate court from an order of a criminal court, entered before trial, pursuant to section 710.30 of the criminal procedure law, suppressing the introduction of evidence; requires in such an appeal that the people file a statement in the appellate court as is currently required for an appeal from an order suppressing evidence.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2722
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. VOLKER, MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to appeals from
certain orders of suppression
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 450.20 of the criminal procedure
2 law is amended to read as follows:
3 8. An order suppressing evidence, entered before trial pursuant to
4 section 710.20 or 710.30; provided that the people file a statement in
5 the appellate court pursuant to section 450.50.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to crimi-
7 nal actions commenced on or after said effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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