Senate Bill S2747

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole

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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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2009-S2747 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1070
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§60.06 & 70.00, Pen L; amd §400.27, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S645, A871, A8390
2013-2014: S4638, A7613
2015-2016: A3630

2009-S2747 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the sentence for committing murder in the first degree when the victim is a police officer, peace officer or correction officer shall be either death or life imprisonment without parole.

2009-S2747 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2747 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2747

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GOLDEN, ALESI, DeFRANCISCO, LANZA, LARKIN, LAVALLE,
  LITTLE, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, NOZZOLIO, PADAVAN, SALAND, SEWARD, SKELOS --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law, in
  relation to sentencing for the commission  of  certain  provisions  of
  murder in the first degree

  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  765
of the laws of 2005, the section heading as amended by chapter 93 of the
laws of 2006, 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  terrorism  offenders;  criminal
          possession of a chemical weapon or  biological  weapon  offen-
          ders;  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  section  125.26  of  this  chapter, OR OF THE CRIME OF MURDER IN THE
FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (II) OR (III) OF  PARAGRAPH
(A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  125.27  OF  THIS CHAPTER AND THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03659-02-9
              

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