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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 22, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
         -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  admis-
         sibility into evidence of withdrawn statements against interest
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
    2  section 4518-a to read as follows:
    3    S 4518-A. OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY; WITHDRAWN PLEAS OF GUILTY.   NOTWITH-
    4  STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, EVIDENCE
    5  OF A PLEA OF GUILTY, LATER WITHDRAWN; OR AN OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO THE
    6  CRIME CHARGED OR ANY OTHER CRIME IS INADMISSIBLE IN ANY  CIVIL  PROCEED-
    7  ING.  EVIDENCE OF STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE PLEAS OR
    8  OFFERS IS INADMISSIBLE.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00593-01-3