S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7202
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 7, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, LAVINE, MOSLEY, GALEF, SCHIMMINGER,
CUSICK, GUNTHER, MILLMAN, SIMANOWITZ, SCARBOROUGH, MAISEL, BROOK-KRAS-
NY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CLARK, COOK, FAHY,
KEARNS, MAGEE, McDONALD, PERRY, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to murder in the first degree
where the intended victim was a prosecutor or district attorney
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (xiii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 125.27 of the penal law, as added by chapter 300 of the laws of
2001, is amended and a new subparagraph (xiv) is added to read as
follows:
(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 INTENDED VICTIM WAS A PROSECUTOR OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AS
DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OR THIRTY-TWO OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE DEFENDANT KILLED SUCH VICTIM BECAUSE SUCH
VICTIM WAS, AT THE TIME OF THE KILLING, A PROSECUTOR OR DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY; 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.
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