Bill > A01033

This bill modifies the existing criminal procedure law regarding appellate processes for misdemeanor cases involving imprisonment. Currently, appeals from local criminal court judgments outside of New York City are typically heard in the county court. The bill changes this by mandating that when an appeal is specifically taken from a sentence of imprisonment, it must be heard by the appellate division of the department where the original judgment or sentence was entered. This means that instead of going through the county court system, appeals involving imprisonment will now be directed to a higher-level appellate court within the same judicial department. The bill removes previous language that allowed appellate divisions in the second, third, or fourth departments to redirect certain appeals to an appellate term of the supreme court. The new provision aims to potentially streamline and standardize the appellate process for misdemeanor cases involving imprisonment. The law will take effect 180 days after it becomes official.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1033