Appeal; argument and submission thereof · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 460.80 Appeal; argument and submission thereof.
The mode of and procedure for arguing or otherwise litigating appeals in criminal cases are determined by rules of the individual appellate courts. Among the matters to be determined by such court rules are the circumstances in which oral argument is required and those in which the case may be submitted by either or both parties without oral argument; the consequences or effect of failure to present oral argument when such is required; the amount of time for oral argument allowed to each party; and the number of counsel entitled to be heard.
Each appellate court’s rules control how a criminal appeal is argued or submitted, including when oral argument is required, when either party may submit without argument, what happens if required argument is missed, each side’s argument time, and how many lawyers may be heard. ★
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.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.