N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 470.10 : Proceedings After Judgment — Criminal Procedure — Appeals-Determination Thereof — Determination of appeals; definitions of terms

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

The following definitions are applicable to this article:

1. "Reversal" by an appellate court of a judgment, sentence or order of another court means the vacating of such judgment, sentence or order.
2. "Modification" by an appellate court of a judgment or order of another court means the vacating of a part thereof and affirmance of the remainder.
3. "Corrective action" means affirmative action taken or directed by an appellate court upon reversing or modifying a judgment, sentence or order of another court, which disposes of or continues the case in a manner consonant with the determinations and principles underlying the reversal or modification.
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 470.10
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