CPL 280.20 · Article 280. Jury Trial---motion For a Mistrial
Motion for mistrial; status of indictment upon new trial
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§ 280.20 Motion for mistrial; status of indictment upon new trial.
Upon a new trial resulting from an order declaring a mistrial, the indictment is deemed to contain all the counts which it contained at the time the previous trial was commenced, regardless of whether any count was thereafter dismissed by the court prior to the mistrial order.
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