Court of Appeals of New York

The Criminal Court's jurisdiction was not abrogated by acceptance of a guilty plea to a lesser offense not charged in the complaint. A purported hearsay defect in an accusatory instrument is non-jurisdictional and is thus forfeited by a guilty plea.

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• Decided 04/08/2003
• Published 04/08/2003

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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