New York Criminal Procedure Law Code § 20.10

Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms
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§ 20.10  Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms.\n  The following definitions are applicable to this article:\n  1.  "This state" means New York State as its boundaries are prescribed\nin the state law, and the space over it.\n  2.  "County" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its\nboundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it.\n  3.  "Result of an offense."  When a specific consequence, such as the\ndeath of the victim in a homicide case, is an element of an offense, the\noccurrence of such consequence constitutes the "result" of such offense.\nAn offense of which a result is an element is a "result offense."\n  4.  "Particular effect of an offense."  When conduct constituting an\noffense produces consequences which, though not necessarily amounting to\na result or element of such offense, have a materially harmful impact\nupon the governmental processes or community welfare of a particular\njurisdiction, or result in the defrauding of persons in such\njurisdiction, such conduct and offense have a "particular effect" upon\nsuch jurisdiction.\n

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