In New York, withdrawn pleas are admissible in civil cases.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for impeachment
• D. Never admissible

Answer: (A)

In New York, the evidence rule environment allows a withdrawn guilty plea to be admissible in a civil case because the fact of the admission and the conduct described in the plea can be probative of liability in the civil matter. This stands in contrast to the federal rule, where plea admissions and plea discussions are broadly excluded in both criminal and civil cases. In New York, the probative value of a withdrawn plea is weighed like other evidence under the usual relevance and balancing rules, not automatically barred. So the statement is true: withdrawn pleas can be admitted in civil proceedings. The other options are off because the rule is not limited to impeachment, it is not never admissible, and it is not false.