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Constitution, civil rights law, ny family court act and selected articles from the ny navigation law. A person commits a misdemeanor if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he or she. The following felony class chart is a general sentence classification it does not account for prior criminal history. Under our law, a person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when, believing that certain physical evidence is about. Get a free consultation today from our criminal attorneys in order to learn more about how we can help you. With intent that it be used or introduced in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding, he a knowingly makes, devises or prepares false physical evidence, or b produces or offers such evidence at such a proceeding. New york state penal law felony classes sentences ny law. As used in this article and in article four hundred, the following terms shall mean and include. A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when.
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