New York A 1471: Relates to jury deliberations

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A01471 Summary:

BILL NOA01471 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01285-A

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRZinerman, Steck, Cruz, Davila, DeStefano, Raga

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §310.30, CP L

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Allows for written instructions regarding elements to be supplied to a jury.

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BILL NOA01471 

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01/09/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1471

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ZINERMAN, STECK, CRUZ, DAVILA, DeSTEFANO,
 RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to jury deliber-
 ations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tiarah
 2 Poyau Act".
 3 § 2. Section 310.30 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
 4 ter 208 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 310.30 Jury deliberation; request for information.
 6 At any time during its deliberation, the jury may request the court
 7 for further instruction or information with respect to the law, with
 8 respect to the content or substance of any trial evidence, or with
 9 respect to any other matter pertinent to the jury's consideration of the
 10 case. Upon such a request, the court must direct that the jury be
 11 returned to the courtroom and, after notice to both the people and coun-
 12 sel for the defendant, and in the presence of the defendant, must give
 13 such requested information or instruction as the court deems proper.
 14 With the consent of the parties and upon the request of the jury for
 15 further instruction with respect to a statute, the court may also give
 16 to the jury copies of the text of any statute which, in its discretion,
 17 the court deems proper. In addition, where the jury requests written
 18 instructions regarding the elements of any offense submitted, or of any
 19 defense or affirmative defense submitted in relation thereto, the court
 20 may provide the jury with such written instructions as the jury has
 21 requested and any other written instruction relevant to the instructions
 22 requested by the jury that the court deems proper. Before giving to the
 23 jury such written instructions regarding the elements of any offense or
 24 of any defense or affirmative defense pursuant to this section, the
 25 court shall permit counsel to examine such written instructions, shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00079-02-5

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 1 afford counsel an opportunity to be heard, shall mark such written
 2 instructions as a court exhibit and shall read the instructions to the
 3 jury.
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 5 it shall have become a law.

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