Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called

Criminal Procedure

Section: 60.15

Jurisdiction: NY

Bluebook Citation: N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.15

§ 60.15 Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called.\n 1. Unless otherwise expressly provided, in any criminal proceeding\ninvolving a defendant in which evidence is or may be received, both the\npeople and the defendant may as a matter of right call and examine\nwitnesses, and each party may cross-examine every witness called by the\nother party.\n 2. A defendant may testify in his own behalf, but his failure to do\nso is not a factor from which any inference unfavorable to him may be\ndrawn.\n

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