<STYLE><!--U {color: Green}S {color: RED} I {color: DARKBLUE; background-color:yellow} P.brk {page-break-before:always}--></STYLE> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <PRE WIDTH="94"> <FONT SIZE=5><B> STATE OF NEW YORK</B></FONT> ________________________________________________________________________ 934--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions <FONT SIZE=5><B> IN ASSEMBLY</B></FONT> <B><U>(Prefiled)</U></B> January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, STECK, SHIMSKY, DAVILA, LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to peremptory challenges <B><U>The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-</U></B> <B><U>bly, do enact as follows:</U></B> 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 270.25 of the criminal procedure 2 law is amended to read as follows: 3 3. When two or more defendants are tried jointly, the number of 4 peremptory challenges prescribed in subdivision two <B><U>of this section</U></B> is 5 not multiplied by the number of defendants, but such defendants are to 6 be treated as a single party. In any such case, a peremptory challenge 7 by one or more defendants must be allowed if a majority of the defend- 8 ants join in such challenge<B><U>, or if there is a tie when there is an even</U></B> 9 <B><U>number of defendants</U></B>. Otherwise, it must be disallowed. 10 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 360.30 of the criminal procedure law is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 2. Each party must be allowed three peremptory challenges. When two 13 or more defendants are tried jointly, such challenges are not multiplied 14 by the number of defendants, but such defendants are to be treated as a 15 single party. In any such case, a peremptory challenge by one or more 16 defendants must be allowed if a majority of the defendants join in such 17 challenge<B><U>, or if there is a tie when there is an even number of defend-</U></B> 18 <B><U>ants</U></B>. Otherwise, it must be disallowed. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in <B><U>italics</U></B> (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [<B><S> </S></B>] is old law to be omitted. LBD01314-02-5