People of the State of New York
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The People of the State of New York is the collective legal entity representing all residents of New York State in criminal prosecutions and other state-initiated legal actions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal person
ⓘ
party in legal proceedings ⓘ sovereign collective legal entity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
appellate case captions in New York
ⓘ
criminal case captions in New York ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | New York State Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
State of New York as a governmental corporation
ⓘ
individual New York residents ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Criminal Procedure Law NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Executive Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
certain civil enforcement actions
ⓘ
criminal prosecutions under New York law ⓘ |
| hasProsecutorialPowerExercisedBy |
Attorney General of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District Attorneys ⓘ |
| isNamedAsPartyIn |
criminal complaints in New York State courts
ⓘ
indictments in New York State courts ⓘ informations in New York State courts ⓘ some civil enforcement proceedings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalNature | collective body politic ⓘ |
| legalStandingIn |
criminal prosecutions
ⓘ
state-initiated legal actions ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
New York State law
ⓘ
United States law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyType |
petitioner in certain appellate and special proceedings
ⓘ
plaintiff in criminal cases ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
New York courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal courts hearing New York-related matters ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
People of the State of California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People of the State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ The People (as sovereign in American constitutional law) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy |
District Attorneys of New York counties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State prosecutors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
citizens of the State of New York
ⓘ
residents of the State of New York ⓘ |
| roleInCriminalCases | prosecution ⓘ |
| scopeOfRepresentation | all persons within New York State subject to its laws ⓘ |
| shortName | The People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntySource | sovereign power of the people of New York ⓘ |
| typicalCaseCaption | The People of the State of New York v. [Defendant] NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
expressing public interest in state-initiated litigation
ⓘ
expressing sovereign interest in enforcement of criminal law ⓘ |
| usedInCourtSystem | New York State Unified Court System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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