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The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by ...
The court has unlimited criminal jurisdiction and civil jurisdiction where the amount in controversy is no more than $25,000. [2] In many counties, this court primarily hears criminal cases, while the Supreme Court primarily hears civil cases, [3] and usually only felonies as lesser crimes are handled by local courts.
The First Department of the Appellate Division holds jurisdiction over the Counties of New York and the Bronx.Appeals are taken to the Appellate Division, as a matter of right, in civil and criminal cases, from the Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, and Court of Claims.
The New York City Criminal Courts Building in Manhattan. The Criminal Court of the City of New York handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by imprisonment of ...
Criminal justice grant fund management [3] [4] Crime data and statistics analysis [5] Research support [6] Oversees county probation departments and alternatives to incarceration programs; Coordination of juvenile justice policy; Staff support to independently appointed commissions and councils; New York State Commission on Forensic Science
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Galie, Peter J. and Bopst, Christopher, The New York State Constitution (2nd ed. 2012) Lincoln, Charles Z., The Constitutional History of New York from the Beginning of the Colonial Period to the Year 1905 (1906) State of New York, Department of State, New York Constitution Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine