{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "340.30", "citation": "CPL § 340.30", "heading": "Pre-trial discovery and notices of defenses", "text": ["§ 340.30 Pre-trial discovery and notices of defenses.", "The provisions of article two hundred forty-five of this part, concerning pre-trial discovery by a defendant under indictment in a superior court, and article two hundred fifty of this part, concerning pre-trial notice to the people by a defendant under indictment in a superior court who intends to advance a trial defense of mental disease or defect or of alibi, apply to a prosecution of an information in a local criminal court."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/340.30", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "The superior-court rules apply down in local court: **Article 245** (pre-trial **discovery**) and **Article 250** (defendant's pre-trial **notice** of intent to raise **mental disease/defect or alibi**) apply to prosecution of an **information** in a local criminal court. ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/340.30", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}