CPL 600.20 · Article 600. Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters
Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof
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§ 600.20 Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof.
At all stages of a criminal action, from the commencement thereof through sentence, a corporate defendant must appear by counsel. Upon failure of appearance at the time such defendant is required to enter a plea to the accusatory instrument, the court may enter a plea of guilty and impose sentence.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CPL600.20
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