New York § 781 - 781Punishment of misconduct at trial term
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 781 — 781Punishment of misconduct at trial term, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 781. 781Punishment of misconduct at trial term
§ 781. Punishment of misconduct at trial term. Where a misconduct, which is punishable by fine or imprisonment, as prescribed in this article, occurs at a trial term, or with respect to a mandate returnable at such term, and was not punished at the term at which it occurred, the supreme court may inquire into and punish the misconduct, as if it had occurred at a special term of the supreme court, held in the same county, or with respect to a mandate returnable at such a special term.
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Section 781 ("781Punishment of misconduct at trial term") 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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