2017 New York Laws
CPL - Criminal Procedure
Part 2 - The Principal Proceedings
Title I - Preliminary Proceedings in Superior Court
Article 200 - Indictment and Related Instruments
200.10 - Indictment; Definition.

Universal Citation: NY Crim Pro L § 200.10 (2017)
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.


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