New York legal term
Criminal transaction in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Criminal transaction” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Criminal transaction” mean in New York criminal law?
"Criminal transaction" means conduct which establishes at least one offense, and which is comprised of two or more or a group of acts either (a) so closely related and connected in point of time and circumstance of commission as to constitute a single criminal incident, or (b) so closely related in criminal purpose or objective as to constitute elements or integral parts of a single criminal venture. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 40.10)
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