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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.05 (2026)

Indictment and superior court information exclusive methods of prosecution

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§ 210.05  Indictment and superior court information exclusive methods of
        prosecution.
  The only methods of prosecuting an offense in a superior court are by
an indictment filed therewith by a grand jury or by a superior court
information filed therewith by a district attorney.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: People v. Marrero, 8 Misc. 3d 172 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2005).
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People v. Marrero, 8 Misc. 3d 172 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2005). “First, she claims that the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to try her because she is being prosecuted by information, arguing that Criminal Procedure Law § 210.05 serves as a jurisdictional bar to having a Supreme Court Justice preside over a misdemeanor case which is…”
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