Determination of appeals; definitions of terms · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 470.10 Determination of appeals; definitions of terms.
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
1. "Reversal" by an appellate court of a judgment, sentence or order of another court means the vacating of such judgment, sentence or order.
2. "Modification" by an appellate court of a judgment or order of another court means the vacating of a part thereof and affirmance of the remainder.
3. "Corrective action" means affirmative action taken or directed by an appellate court upon reversing or modifying a judgment, sentence or order of another court, which disposes of or continues the case in a manner consonant with the determinations and principles underlying the reversal or modification.
For this article, reversal means the appellate court vacates the entire judgment, sentence, or order; modification means it vacates part and affirms the rest; and corrective action means the appellate court takes or directs steps after reversal or modification to dispose of or continue the case consistently with its ruling. ★
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.