N.Y. CPL Law § 340.10
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Definition of terms
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§ 340.10 Definition of terms.\n The following definitions are applicable to this title:\n 1. "Information," in addition to its meaning as defined in\nsubdivision one of section 100.10, includes (a) a simplified information\nand (b) a prosecutor's information and (c) a misdemeanor complaint upon\nwhich the defendant, by a waiver executed pursuant to subdivision three\nof section 170.65, has consented to be prosecuted.\n 2. "Single judge trial" means a trial in a local criminal court\nconducted by one judge sitting without a jury.\n 3. "Jury trial" means a trial in a local criminal court conducted by\none judge sitting with a jury.\n
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