CPL § 360.10

Trial jury; formation in general

§ 360.10 Trial jury; formation in general.

1. A trial jury consists of six jurors, but "alternate jurors" may be selected and sworn pursuant to section 360.35.

2. The panel from which the jury is drawn is formed and selected as prescribed in the uniform district court act, uniform city court act, and uniform justice court act. In the New York city criminal court the panel from which the jury is drawn is formed and selected in the same manner as is prescribed for the formation and selection of a panel in the supreme court in counties within cities having a population of one million or more.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/360.10

In plain English

Subd. 1: A trial jury is six jurors ★ (plus any alternates selected under § 360.35). This is the headline difference from a felony jury of 12.
Subd. 2: The panel the jury is drawn from is formed under the Uniform District Court Act, Uniform City Court Act, and Uniform Justice Court Act. In NYC Criminal Court, the panel is formed the same way as for the supreme court in counties within cities of 1,000,000 or more.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.