New York Criminal Procedure Law Code § 210.25

Motion to dismiss indictment; as defective
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§ 210.25  Motion to dismiss indictment; as defective.\n  An indictment or a count thereof is defective within the meaning of\nparagraph (a) of subdivision one of section 210.20 when:\n  1.  It does not substantially conform to the requirements stated in\narticle two hundred; provided that an indictment may not be dismissed as\ndefective, but must instead be amended, where the defect or irregularity\nis of a kind that may be cured by amendment, pursuant to section 200.70,\nand where the people move to so amend; or\n  2.  The allegations demonstrate that the court does not have\njurisdiction of the offense charged; or\n  3.  The statute defining the offense charged is unconstitutional or\notherwise invalid.\n

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