Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms

§ 20.10 Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms.\n The following definitions are applicable to this article:\n 1. "This state" means New York State as its boundaries are prescribed\nin the state law, and the space over it.\n 2. "County" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its\nboundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it.\n 3. "Result of an offense." When a specific consequence, such as the\ndeath of the victim in a homicide case, is an element of an offense, the\noccurrence of such consequence constitutes the "result" of such offense.\nAn offense of which a result is an element is a "result offense."\n 4. "Particular effect of an offense." When conduct constituting an\noffense produces consequences which, though not necessarily amounting to\na result or element of such offense, have a materially harmful impact\nupon the governmental processes or community welfare of a particular\njurisdiction, or result in the defrauding of persons in such\njurisdiction, such conduct and offense have a "particular effect" upon\nsuch jurisdiction.\n