N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law 20.10 – Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms
§ 20.10 Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms.
Terms Used In N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law 20.10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
1. "This state" means New York State as its boundaries are prescribed in the state law, and the space over it.
2. "County" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its boundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it.
3. "Result of an offense." When a specific consequence, such as the death of the victim in a homicide case, is an element of an offense, the occurrence of such consequence constitutes the "result" of such offense. An offense of which a result is an element is a "result offense."
4. "Particular effect of an offense." When conduct constituting an offense produces consequences which, though not necessarily amounting to a result or element of such offense, have a materially harmful impact upon the governmental processes or community welfare of a particular jurisdiction, or result in the defrauding of persons in such jurisdiction, such conduct and offense have a "particular effect" upon such jurisdiction.