§ 60.10 Rules of evidence; in general

When you are in a criminal court case in New York, the same basic rules about evidence that apply in civil cases (like lawsuits between private parties) also apply. This means the courts use a shared set of standards for deciding what evidence can be shown to a judge or jury.

There are some exceptions. A law or a court-established rule can change how evidence is handled specifically for criminal cases. When that happens, those special rules take over instead of the standard civil rules.