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Article 4. Relevance and Its Limits


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Click on "Article 4 Rules" for a pdf document of all Article 4 rules.

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The rules are generally listed in alphabetical order within each category.

 

ARTICLE 4 RULES

(Last update: December 2023)

For a list of new & updated rules see GNYE History

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

4.01. RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.02. DIRECT AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE DEFINED docx
 

 

RELEVANCE, IN GENERAL

 

 
4.03. COMPLETING AND EXPLAINING RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.05. CONDITIONAL RELEVANCE (SUBJECT TO CONNECTION) docx
4.06. EXCLUSION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.07. LIMITED ADMISSIBILITY OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx

 

SPECIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE

 

4.07.1.

CHARACTER EVIDENCE

(see also rule 8.39 [Reputation Evidence] and rule 6.23 [Impeachment by Reputation for Untruthfulness & Rebuttal]

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4.07.2. HABIT EVIDENCE docx
4.08. OPENING THE DOOR TO EVIDENCE docx

 

SPECIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE APPLIED PRINCIPALLY

IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

 

4.12 CONTRACTS IN SMALL PRINT [CPLR 4544] docx
4.15. LIABILITY INSURANCE docx
4.16. OFFERS TO COMPROMISE (CPLR 4547) docx
4.17. PAYMENT BY JOINT TORTFEASOR (CPLR 4533-b) docx
4.18. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES docx
4.19. SUBSEQUENT REMEDIAL MEASURE docx

 

SEPCIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE APPLIED PRINCIPALLY

IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

 

4.20 BRUTON: DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT IMPLICATES CODEFENDANT docx
     
4.21. CHEMICAL TEST (DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IN BLOOD) (CPL 60.75; VTL 1195[1]) docx
4.22. COMPLAINANT'S SEXUAL CONDUCT OR DRESS (CPL 60.42; 60.43; 60.48) docx
4.23. CONNECTING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO DEFENDANT docx
4.24. CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT docx
4.26. CULPABILITY OF A THIRD PARTY docx
     
4.27. DEFENDANT'S TESTIMONY RE: INTENT, KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVE docx
     
4.30. EVIDENCE OF DRUGS DESTROYED PER COURT ORDER (CPL 60.70) docx
4.32. EVIDENCE OF PLEA AND ANCILLARY STATEMENTS docx
4.33. EXCEPTION OR PROVISO docx
     
4.34 GANG MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY docx
     
4.35. IDENTIFICATION OF A DEFENDANT (CPL 60.25; 60.30) docx
4.35.1 IDENTIFICATION; COMPOSITE SKETCH docx
4.36. INTOXICATION OF DEFENDANT (Penal Law 15.25; 15.05[3]) docx
     
4.37. MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT DEFENSE docx
4.38. MOLINEUX: EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AND WRONGS docx
4.39. MOTIVE TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE docx
     
4.40. POSSESSION OF CONDOMS (CPL 60.47) docx
4.42 POSSESSION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS (CPLR 4519-a; CPL 60.49) docx
4.44. PROOF OF PREVIOUS CONVICTION; WHEN ALLOWED (CPL 60.40[3]) docx
     
4.46. STATEMENTS OF DEFENDANT, CORROBORATION (CPL 60.50) docx