Senate Bill S1990

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the intentional murder of a child under the age of twelve shall be a first degree murder offense; amends the definition of torture

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S1990 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6727
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6695, A8197
2013-2014: S2238, A3292
2015-2016: S1269, A3985
2017-2018: S883, A6434
2019-2020: A4429

2011-S1990 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the intentional murder of a child under the age of twelve shall be a first degree murder offense; amends the definition of torture related to first degree murder.

2011-S1990 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1990

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN,  BONACIC,  HANNON,  MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER,
  ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to first degree murder of a
  child under the age of twelve

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraphs (x) and (xiii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 1 of section 125.27 of the penal law, subparagraph (x) as added  by
chapter  1 of the laws of 1995 and subparagraph (xiii) as added by chap-
ter 300 of the laws of 2001, are amended and a new subparagraph (xiv) is
added to read as follows:
  (x) the defendant acted in  an  especially  cruel  and  wanton  manner
pursuant  to  a  course  of  conduct  intended to inflict and inflicting
torture upon the victim prior to the victim's death.  As  used  in  this
subparagraph, "torture" means the intentional and depraved infliction of
extreme  physical  pain;  "depraved"  means  the defendant [relished the
infliction of] INFLICTED extreme physical pain upon the victim  evidenc-
ing  debasement or perversion or that the defendant evidenced a sense of
pleasure in the infliction of extreme physical pain; or
  (xiii) the victim was killed in furtherance of an act of terrorism, as
defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section  490.05  of  this
chapter; [and] OR
  (XIV) THE VICTIM WAS A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE; AND
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04289-01-1

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