CPL 60.15 · Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters
Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called
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§ 60.15 Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called.
1. Unless otherwise expressly provided, in any criminal proceeding involving a defendant in which evidence is or may be received, both the people and the defendant may as a matter of right call and examine witnesses, and each party may cross-examine every witness called by the other party.
2. A defendant may testify in his own behalf, but his failure to do so is not a factor from which any inference unfavorable to him may be drawn.
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