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A 1442: Relates to allowing a jury instruction stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision.
What A 1442 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to modify the criminal procedure law to provide a jury instruction on biometric evidence. The instruction would state that any presentation of biometric evidence should not be dispositive in the jury's decision. This means that the jury should consider all the evidence, including biometric data, when making their verdict. The instruction would be given upon request by a party in a criminal trial or proceeding. The bill would take effect thirty days after it becomes a law.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 182 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1442 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to allowing a jury instruction stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 300.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. In any criminal trial or proceeding, upon the request of a party, 4 the court shall instruct the jury as follows: "Any presentation of biom- 5 etric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision." 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 7 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03839-01-5
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