Assembly Bill A6203

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to admitting evidence of similar crimes in sexual offense cases

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A6203 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S503
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §60.77, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10436, S9445

2025-A6203 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits admission into evidence of similar crimes in sexual offense cases.

2025-A6203 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6203
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  admitting
   evidence of similar crimes in sexual offense cases
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 60.77 to read as follows:
 § 60.77 RULES OF EVIDENCE; SIMILAR CRIMES IN SEXUAL OFFENSE CASES.
   1. IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A DEFENDANT IS ACCUSED OF A SEXU-
 AL  OFFENSE,  THE  COURT MAY ADMIT EVIDENCE THAT THE DEFENDANT COMMITTED
 ANY OTHER SEXUAL  OFFENSE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  FEDERAL  RULES  OF
 EVIDENCE  UNDER 28 USC 413. THE EVIDENCE MAY BE CONSIDERED ON ANY MATTER
 TO WHICH IT IS RELEVANT TO THE DEFENDANT'S MOTIVE, INTENT TO COMMIT  THE
 CRIME,  THE  ABSENCE  OF  MISTAKE  OR  ACCIDENT, A COMMON SCHEME OR PLAN
 EMBRACING THE COMMISSION OF TWO OR MORE CRIMES SO RELATED TO EACH  OTHER
 THAT  THE  PROOF OF ONE TENDS TO ESTABLISH THE OTHERS OR THE IDENTITY OF
 THE PERSON CHARGED WITH THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME  ON  TRIAL.  UPON  A
 DETERMINATION  THAT  SUCH EVIDENCE IS RELEVANT, THE COURT MUST THEN FIND
 THAT ITS PROBATIVE VALUE OUTWEIGHS THE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT ON THE DEFEND-
 ANT.
   2. IF THE PROSECUTOR INTENDS TO OFFER  THE  EVIDENCE  PERMITTED  UNDER
 THIS  SECTION, THE PROSECUTOR MUST DISCLOSE IT TO THE DEFENDANT, INCLUD-
 ING WITNESSES' STATEMENTS OR A SUMMARY OF THE  EXPECTED  TESTIMONY.  THE
 PROSECUTOR  MUST  DO SO AT LEAST FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE TRIAL OR AT A LATER
 TIME THAT THE COURT ALLOWS FOR GOOD CAUSE.
   3. THIS SECTION DOES NOT  LIMIT  THE  ADMISSION  OR  CONSIDERATION  OF
 EVIDENCE UNDER ANY OTHER RULE.
   4.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "SEXUAL OFFENSE" MEANS ANY CONDUCT OR
 ATTEMPTED CONDUCT COMMITTED IN ANY JURISDICTION WHICH IS  PROHIBITED  BY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02104-01-5
 A. 6203                             2
              

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