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170.70 – 170.70 | New York Law

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170.70 – 170.70

New York Criminal Procedure § 170.70

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NY CPL § 170.70 - Release of defendant upon failure to replace misdemeanor complaint by information 170.70 Release of defendant upon failure to replace misdemeanor complaint by information. Upon application of a defendant against whom a misdemeanor complaint is pending in a local criminal court, and who, either at the time of his arraignment thereon or subsequent thereto, has been committed to the custody of the sheriff pending disposition of the action, and who has been

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