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Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety
three By H. B. PARSONS,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
OF THE
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS.
Title of the Code ....
Divisions of the Code ....
No person punishable but on legal conviction..
Crimes, how prosecuted......
Criminal action defined
Parties to a criminal action .....
The party prosecuted known as defendant..
Rights of defendant in a criminal action .....
Second prosecution for the same crime prohibited..
No person to be a witness against himself in a criminal action or to
be unnecessarily restrained
PART I.
TITLE I-OF THE COURTS OF ORIGINAL CRIMINAL JURIBDICTION
IN GENERAL .....
11.- OF THE COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF IMPEACHMENTS...
III. – OF THE COURTS OF OYER AND TERMINER...
IV. - OF THE CITY COURTS.
CHAPTER 1 The city court of Brooklyn......
II. The superior court of Buffalo
III. The other city courts, .....
IV. General provisions relating to city courts.
TITLE V. - OF THE COURTS OF SESSIONS.
CHAPTER I. The courts of sessions in general...
II. The courts of sessions in counties other than New
York. ......
IIL. The court of general sessions of the city and county
of New York......
TITLE VL - OF THE COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS AND POLICE
COURTS.
CHAPTER 1. The special sessions except in the cities of New York
and Albany
11
18-20
81-26
26-27
28-30
81-32
83-86
87-88
89-49
50-35
80
Buorio
CRAFTER IL The special sessions in the city and county of Now
York.....
64-67
IIL The special sessions of the city of Albany...... 68–73
IV. The police courts..
74-78
PART II.
OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.
TITLE I-OF LAWFUL RESISTANCE.
CHAPTER 1 General provisions respecting lawful resistance
79
IL Resistance by the party about to be injured...
III. Resistance by other parties ...
81
TITLE IL-OF THE INTERVENTION OF THE OFFICERS OF JUSTICE.
CHAPTER I. Intervention of public officers in general ......... 82-83
IL Security to keep the peace....
84-99
III. Police in cities and villages, and their attendance at
exposed places.......
100-101
IV. Prevention and suppression of riots..
102–117
PART III.
OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE REMOVAL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS BI
IMPEACHMENT OR OTHERWISE.
TITLE I. - OF IMPEACHMENTS.
118-191
II. - OF THE REMOVAL OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, POLICE
JUSTICES, AND JUSTICES OF JUSTICES' COURTS AND THEIR
CLERKS
182
PART IV.
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS PROLECUTED BY INDICTMENT.
TITLE I. - OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES... 138-140
II. - OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CRIMINAL ACTIONS.... 141-144
III. — OF THE INFORMATION AND PROCEEDINGS THEREON TO
THE COMMITMENT INCLUSIVE,
CHAPTER I. The information
145–147
II. The warrant of arrest....
148-168
III. Arrest by an officer under a warrant
167-176
IV. Arrest by an officer without a warrant
177-182
V. Arrest by a private person...
183-185
VI. Retaking, after an escape or rescue....
186–187
VII. Examination of the case, and discharge of the defend-
ant or holding him to answer.....
188-221
TITLE IV. - OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER COMMITMENT, AND BEFORE
INDICTMENT.
CHAPTER 1. Preliminary provisions......
222
II. Formation of the grand jury ; its powers and duties. 228-267
TITLE V.-OF THE INDICTMENT.
CHAPTER I Finding and presentation of the indictment........ 268-272
II. Form of the indictment ....
273-292
BROTION
Qumn IL Amendment of the indictment....
293–296
IV. Arraignment of the defendant..
296-312
V. Setting aside the indictment.
813-320
VI. Demurrer
821-381
VII. Plea ....
332-342
VIII. Removal of the action before trial.
843-353
TITLE VI.-OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INDICTMENT, BEVORE
TRIAL.
CHAPTER I. The mode of trial....
354-357
IL Formation of the trial jury..
858
III. Challenging the jury.......
859-387
TITLE VIL - OF THE TRIAL.
CHAPTER I. The trial......
.... 388 432
IL Conduct of the jury, after the cause is submitted to
them ....
423-432
III. The verdict
433-464
TITLE VIII. - OF THE PROCEEDINGS AFTER TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDG
MENT.
CHAPTER I. Bill of exceptions
455-461
II. New trials ....
462 468
III. Arrest of judgment.
467-470
IV. Suspension of judgment..
...470a-470b
TITLE IX. - OF THE JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION.
CHAPTER I. The judgment.
471-485
II. The execution......
486-490
TITLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO THE PUNISHMENT
OF CRIMES.
CHAPTER I. The death penalty .....
491-509
II. Second offenses, habitual criminals, and special penal
discipline......
510-514
TIILE X-OF APPEALS.
CHAPTER I. Appeals, when allowed, and how taken
515-532
II. Dismissing an appeal, for irregularity..
533-534
III. Argument of the appeal .......
535-541
IV. Judgment upon appeal..
642-549
TITLE XI. - OF MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
CHAPTER I. - Bail.
ARTICLE I. In what cases the defendant may be admitted to bail, 550-556
II. Bail, upon being held to answer, before indictment, 557–577
III. Bail, upon an indictment, before conviction.... 578-582
IV. Bail upon an appeal
583-585
V. Deposit, instead of bail.
586-589
VI. Surrender of the defendant...
590-592
VII. Forfeiture of the undertaking of bail, or of the
deposit of money......
593-598
VII. Re-commitment of the defendant, after having given
bail, or deposited money instead of bail. ... 699-000
SBOTIOX
OZATB IL Compelling the attendance of witnesses ..
607-619
III. Examination of witnesses, conditionally
620-635
IV. Examination of witnesses, on commission. ... 636-657
V. Inquiry into the insanity of the defendant, before
trial, or after conviction...
658-662
VL Compromising certain crimes, by leave of the court, 663-666
VII. Dismissal of the action, before or after indictment,
for want of prosecution or otherwise....... 667-678
VIII. Remitting the punishment in certain cases.
674
IX. Proceedings against corporations...
675-682
X. Entitling affidavits ......
683
XI. Errors and mistakes in pleadings and other proceed.
ings.......
684
XII. Disposal of property, stolen or embezzled.
685-691
XIIL Reprieves, commutations and pardons ..
692-698
PART V.
OF PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS AND POLICE COURTS.
TITLE I-OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS
IN THE COUNTIES OTHER THAN NEW YORK ......... 699–740
JL - OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS OF SPECIAL SES-
BIONS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK ....... 741-748
II. - OF APPEALS FROM THE COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS, .. 749-772
PART VI.
OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE.
TITLE L-OF CORONERS' INQUESTS, AND THE DUTIES OF CORONERS, 773-790
II. - OF SEARCR WARRANTS. .....
... 791-813
III. - OF THE OUTLAWRY OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF TREASON, 814–826
IV. - OF PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE.
CHAPTER I Fugitives from another state or territory, into this
state ...
827-835
II. Fugitives from this state into another state or territory, 836-837
TITLE V. - OF PROCEEDINGS RESPECTING BASTARDS.
CHAPTER I. Proceeding before magistrates, respecting bastards ... 838-860
II. Appeals from the orders of magistrates, respecting bas-
tards .....
861-880
III Enforcement of the undertaking for the support of the
bastard or its mother, or for appearance ou appeal.. 881-886
ITTLE VI. - OF PROCEEDINGS RESPECTING VAGRANTS...
887-898
VIL - OF PROCEEDINGS RESPECTING DISORDERLY PERSONS .. 899-913
VIIL - OF PROCEEDINGS RESPECTING THE SUPPORT OF POOR PERSONB...
... 914-926
IX. - OF PROCEEDINGS RESPECTING MASTERS, APPRENTICES
AND SERVANTS
927.-940
X-OF CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
941-949
1.- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RESPECTING SPECIAL PRO-
CEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE
950-952