Senate Bill S4118

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for sentence of life without parole for defendants convicted of certain sex offenses against a child or mentally disabled person; repealer

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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-S4118 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6678
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§60.06, 70.00, 130.35, 130.50 & 130.75, rpld §§130.30, 130.45 & 130.96, add §§130.36 & 130.51, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2300, A4976
2015-2016: S4516
2017-2018: S6152
2019-2020: S1787
2021-2022: S4905
2023-2024: S4094

2011-S4118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for defendants convicted of certain sex offenses against a child or mentally disabled person.

2011-S4118 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4118

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  making  certain  sex
  offenses committed against a child or a mentally disabled person class
  A-I  felonies for which a sentence of life imprisonment without parole
  shall be imposed; and to repeal certain provisions of such law  relat-
  ing  to  sex offenses committed against children or the mentally disa-
  bled

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

  Section  1.  Section 60.06 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 482
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
S 60.06 Authorized disposition; murder in the  first  degree  offenders;
          aggravated  murder  offenders;  certain  murder  in the second
          degree offenders; CERTAIN  SEX  OFFENDERS;  certain  terrorism
          offenders; criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biolog-
          ical  weapon  offenders;  criminal use of a chemical weapon or
          biological weapon offenders.
  When a defendant is convicted of murder in the first degree as defined
in section 125.27 of this chapter, the court shall, in  accordance  with
the provisions of section 400.27 of the criminal procedure law, sentence
the  defendant  to death, to life imprisonment without parole in accord-
ance with subdivision five of section 70.00 of this title, or to a  term
of  imprisonment  for  a  class A-I felony other than a sentence of life
imprisonment without parole, in accordance with subdivisions one through
three of section 70.00 of this title. When  a  person  is  convicted  of
murder  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision five of section
125.25 of this chapter or of the crime of aggravated murder  as  defined
in  subdivision  one  of section 125.26 of this chapter, the court shall
sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole in accordance
with subdivision five of section 70.00 of this title.  WHEN A  DEFENDANT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10289-03-1
              

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