Bill Text: NY A04077 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials; provides that evidence of statements made in connection with such pleas or offers is inadmissible.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A04077 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04077-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4077
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to admis-
sibility into evidence of withdrawn statements against interest
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
2 section 4518-a to read as follows:
3 S 4518-A. OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY; WITHDRAWN PLEAS OF GUILTY. NOTWITH-
4 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, EVIDENCE
5 OF A PLEA OF GUILTY, LATER WITHDRAWN; OR AN OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO THE
6 CRIME CHARGED OR ANY OTHER CRIME IS INADMISSIBLE IN ANY CIVIL PROCEED-
7 ING. EVIDENCE OF STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE PLEAS OR
8 OFFERS IS INADMISSIBLE.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04983-01-5
