New York Laws
Article 60 - Rules of Evidence and Related Matters
60.15 - Rules of Evidence; What Witnesses May Be Called.

1. Unless otherwise expressly provided, in any criminal proceeding
involving a defendant in which evidence is or may be received, both the
people and the defendant may as a matter of right call and examine
witnesses, and each party may cross-examine every witness called by the
other party.

2. A defendant may testify in his own behalf, but his failure to do
so is not a factor from which any inference unfavorable to him may be
drawn.

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