320.20 – 320.20 | New York Law

NY CPL § 320.20 - Non-jury trial; nature and conduct thereof 1. A non-jury trial of an indictment must be conducted by one judge of the superior court in which the indictment is pending. 2. The court, in addition to determining all questions of law, is the execlusive trier of all issues of fact and must render a verdict. 3. The order of the trial must be as follows: (a) The court must permit the parties to deliver opening addresses in the order provided for a trial by jury pursuant