New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 340.10 (2026)

Definition of terms

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§ 340.10  Definition of terms.
  The following definitions are applicable to this title:
  1.  "Information," in addition to its meaning as defined in
subdivision one of section 100.10, includes (a) a simplified information
and (b) a prosecutor's information and (c) a misdemeanor complaint upon
which the defendant, by a waiver executed pursuant to subdivision three
of section 170.65, has consented to be prosecuted.
  2.  "Single judge trial" means a trial in a local criminal court
conducted by one judge sitting without a jury.
  3.  "Jury trial" means a trial in a local criminal court conducted by
one judge sitting with a jury.