Justification; a defense · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 35.00 Justification; a defense.
In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in sections 35.05 through 35.30, is a defense.
In any criminal prosecution, justification as defined in §§ 35.05–35.30 is a defense. ★
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 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.