Gilbert's Criminal Practice Annual is an indispensable one-volume publication featuring the complete New York Criminal Procedure Law, Penal Law, and Correction Law, together with relevant provisions of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, Executive Law, Family Court Act, Judiciary Law, Public Health Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, and Court Rules. Statutory provisions are followed by concise legislative history, practice insights, and selected case annotations.

A new chapter has now been added to analyze the recently enacted Cannabis Law, where the intent of this act is to regulate, control, and in a sense to 'de-criminalize' and tax marijuana (also known as cannabis) to generate significant new revenue, make substantial investments in communities and people most impacted by cannabis criminalization to address the collateral consequences of such criminalization.

This 2024 edition contains all the new, amended, and revised sections of the relevant and affected legislation for Chapters 1 through 521 which where amended and signed into law during the 2023 NY legislative session and specific to Gilberts. All the revised statutes incorporated here includes the history citations and notes, allowing the reader to trace back the acts that have affected that particular statute's section.

Included is the complete Table of 2023 Criminal Legislative Amendments, current through all applicable laws in 2023, Chapters 1 through 49 and 61 through 521 (where Chapters 50 through 60 were reserved for budget and budget implementation bills). This 2023 Table offers the reader an informative snapshot all the new and amended laws the legal practitioner needs to be aware of.

The revised New York State Sentencing Guides is included in this new 2024 edition. As edited by the Hon. Judge Barry Kamins, this Guide is designed to assist the practitioner in understanding the current provisions of the sentencing statutes contained in the Penal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

An updated New York Court Structure Chart and New York State Court Directory is included for an easy reference to be utilized by the legal practitioner.