New York · New York Criminal Procedure Law (CPL)
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 630.20: Securing attendance of witnesses confined in institutions within the state; when and by what courts order may be issued
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedures for courts to order the production of institutionalized persons as witnesses in criminal proceedings, with different court levels having authority depending on the witness's confinement location.
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