N.Y. JUD Law § 781
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Punishment of misconduct at trial term
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§ 781. Punishment of misconduct at trial term. Where a misconduct,\nwhich is punishable by fine or imprisonment, as prescribed in this\narticle, occurs at a trial term, or with respect to a mandate returnable\nat such term, and was not punished at the term at which it occurred, the\nsupreme court may inquire into and punish the misconduct, as if it had\noccurred at a special term of the supreme court, held in the same\ncounty, or with respect to a mandate returnable at such a special term.\n
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