EVERYTHING JURY
SPEEDY TRIAL
CIVIL
FAMILY COURT
CPL
100

UNLIMITED TYPE OF CHALLENGE DURING A TRIAL

WHAT IS A CAUSE CHALLENGE?

NOTE: PEREMPTORY HAS LIMITATIONS BASED ON THE TYPE OF OFFENSE.

100

When a ▲ held in custody is charged with a violation, the People generally must be ready within how long?

What is 5 days?

100

An action is commenced in Supreme or County Court by filing this document.

What is a summons and complaint or summons with notice?

100

This FCA section governs child support.

WHAT IS ARTICLE 4?

100

A grand jury must consist of at least this many and no more than this many people.

WHAT IS NO LESS THAN 16 AND NO MORE THAN 23?
200

A civil jury consists of this many people.

What is 6?

200

When the most serious offense charged for a defendant at liberty is a felony, the People generally must be ready for trial within this period.

What is 6 months?
200

This document commands a person to attend and give testimony.

What is a subpoena?

200

A parent has four children. The basic child-support percentage is this.

What is 31%?

200

A traffic ticket is a common example of this category of accusatory instrument.

WHAT IS A SIMPLIFIED INFORMATION

300

15 challenges

How many preemptory challenges are allowed for a B or C Felony?

300

When the most serious offense is a misdemeanor punishable by more than 3 months for a nonincarcerated defendant, the People generally must be ready within this many days.

What is 90 days?

300

When a defendant fails to appear, plead, or proceed to trial, the plaintiff may seek this type of judgment.

WHAT IS A DEFAULT JUDGMENT?
300

A parent has three children subject to the child-support order. This statutory percentage applies.

What is 29%?

300

This accusatory instrument is filed by a district attorney and charges one or more offenses, none of which is a felony.

What is prosecutor's information?


(LCC)

400

In a civil action, when a jury returns a verdict that is not unanimous, this minimum number of jurors must agree for the verdict to be valid.

WHAT IS 5?

400

When the most serious offense is a misdemeanor punishable by not more than 3 months charged to a defendant at liberty, the People generally must be ready within this many days.

What is 60 days?

400

At the request of a party and with the court's consent, this many alternate jurors may be drawn in a civil action.

what is one or more?

400

In a paternity/parentage proceeding, genetic test results showing at least this probability of paternity create a rebuttable presumption of paternity.

WHAT IS 95% or GREATER?

400

This accusatory instrument can be filed in superior court without a grand jury indictment after a defendant waives indictment as permitted by law.

WHAT IS A SUPERIOR COURT INFORMATION?

500

In a civil proceeding, with no alternate jurors being selected, the plaintiffs collectively receive this many peremptory challenges.

What is 3?
500

A ▲ held in custody on a felony complaint generally must be released on bail or recognizance if the People are not ready in what time frame? (subject to statutory exclusions and exceptions)

What is 90 days?

(subject to statutory exclusions and exceptions)

500

When papers are served on an attorney by mail, this many days are added to a prescribed period that begins upon service.

WHAT IS 5 DAYS?
500

In a termination-of-parental-rights proceeding, this is the hearing at which the court determines whether the allegations in the petition have been established.

What is a fact-finding hearing?

500

At least this many grand jurors who heard the essential and critical evidence must concur before an indictment may be voted.

WHAT IS 12?
600

A defendant charged with a D felony, and with jury selection in progress has opted for 2 alternates. How many peremptory challenges are available?

What is 14?


(D Felony - 10 peremptory challenges)

2 alternates - 2 peremptory challenges per seat =4


600

A defendant seeks to reopen a default after personal delivery was NOT used. The application must be made within one year after learning of entry of the judgment, but never more than this many years after entry of judgment.
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What is 5 years?

600

A person who signs an Acknowledgment of Parentage generally has this many days to rescind it.

What is 60 days?

600

A defendant held in custody on a felony complaint generally must be released if there is no disposition of the felony complaint or commencement of a hearing within this period, subject to statutory exceptions.

What is 120 hours, or 144 hours when a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday occurs during the period?