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| Accessorial Liability |
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Accomplice as a Witness: |
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| Accomplice, as a Matter of Fact |
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| Accomplice, as a Matter of Law |
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Admission (see Confession) |
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Adverse Inference: |
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| Misssing, Lost, Destroyed Evidence |
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| Missing Rosario |
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| Missing Witness |
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Burden of Proof (Presumption of Innocence; Reasonable Doubt)
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| -without an affirmative defense |
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| -with an affirmative defense |
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Causation: |
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Cause Injury
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Cause Death
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Character Evidence |
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Circumstantial Evidence (see Evidence) |
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Closed-circuit Television |
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Confession |
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Consciousness of Guilt |
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Corroboration of a Confession |
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Corroboration of a Witness: |
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| Unsworn Witness |
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| Complainant of Sex Offense-Mental Defect or Incapacity |
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Credibility |
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Culpable Mental States: |
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| Intent |
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| Knowingly |
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Deadlocked Jury (see Jury Issues) |
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Defendant's Conduct: |
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| Absent Defendant |
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| Defendant in Custody |
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| Defendant Who Does Not Testify |
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| Disruptive Defendant |
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Defenses:
For a defense to a specific crime, see the "Additional Charges" section on the Penal Law page listing the charge for that crime.
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| Agency |
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| Alibi |
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| Duress |
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| Entrapment |
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| Insanity |
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| Intoxication |
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| Justification: |
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| Emergency Measure |
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| Defense of a: |
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person by Physical Force |
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person by Deadly Physical Force |
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victim of Certain Felonies |
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| To Prevent: |
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Arson |
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Burglary |
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Criminal Trespass |
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Damage to Premises |
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Deliberation Issues: |
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| Deliberation Procedures |
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| Exhibits, Readback, Law Questions |
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| Foreperson's Role |
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| Written Instructions to Jury |
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| Verdict Sheet Explained |
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Evidence: |
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| Evidence In General |
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| Evidentiary Inferences |
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| Circumstantial Evidence |
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| Destroyed Evidence (see Adverse Inference) |
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| Dying Declaration |
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| Hearsay-Not for its truth |
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Expert: |
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| Expert In General |
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| Expert In Drug Traffic |
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| Expert On Crime Victim Syndrome |
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Grand Jury Impanelment Instructions - Model |
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Geographical Jurisdiction (State): |
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| State Territorial Jurisdiction |
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Geographical Jurisdiction (County): |
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| Conduct Within_County |
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| Conduct Outside County |
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| Common Carrier |
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| Private Vehicle |
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Hypnosis (see Witness Underwent Hypnosis)
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| Implicit Bias |
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Identification:
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| Identification (One Witness) |
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| Identification (Witness Plus) |
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| Identification By Pictorial Representation |
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Inconsistent Statements |
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Indictment Is Not Evidence |
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Intent (see Culpable Mental States) |
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Interested Witness |
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Interpreter |
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Juror Issues: |
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| Juror Discharge and Substitution |
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| Juror Expertise |
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Jury Instructions - Model - Voir Dire, Preliminary, Final |
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Jury Issues: |
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| Jury Admonitions |
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| Jury Admonitions - Combined Jury and Bench Trial |
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| Jury Admonitions - Multiple Juries |
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| Jury Note-Taking |
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| Jury Not to Consider Sentence |
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| Jury Questions |
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| Jury Role compared to Court Role |
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| Jury Separation During Deliberations |
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| Jury Deadlocked |
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| Jury Discharged |
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Knowingly (see Culpable Mental States) |
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Lesser Included Offense |
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Missing, Lost, Destroyed Evidence (see Adverse Inference) |
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Missing Rosario (see Adverse Inference)
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| Missing Witness (see Adverse Inference) |
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Molineux |
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Motive (When Not an Element) |
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Multiple Defendants |
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Multiple Separate Transactions of Same Offense |
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Partial Verdict |
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Possession: |
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| Physical and Constructive |
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| Recent, Exclusive |
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| Temporary |
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| Voluntary |
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Presumption of Innocence (see Burden of Proof) |
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Prompt Outcry |
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Pro-se Defendant |
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Reasonable Doubt (see Burden of Proof) |
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Summation, Introduction and Rules |
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Transcript of a Recording |
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Verdict Sheet - Models |
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Venue (see Geographical Jurisdiction) |
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Voluntary Act |
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Witness: |
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| Pre-trial Preparation |
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| Testifying by Closed-circuit Television |
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| Unsworn Witness (see Corroboration of a Witness) |
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| Witness Underwent Hypnosis |
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Witness Refuses to Answer:
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| Refusal Effect on Witness Credibility |
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| Refusal Requires Testimony Stricken |
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