New York § 419 - 419Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 419 — 419Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 419. 419Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment
§ 419. Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment. When the defendant appears, he must answer the articles of impeachment; which he may do, either by objection to their sufficiency, or that of any article therein, or by denying the truth of the same.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 419 ("419Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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