Assembly Bill A9401

2015-2016 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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2015-A9401 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly 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:
2017-2018: A1726
2019-2020: A6114
2021-2022: A3741
2023-2024: A3481

2015-A9401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A9401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9401

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MURRAY, GRAF -- read once and referred 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 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  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 subdivision one of section 125.26 of this chapter, OR OF THE CRIME OF
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (II),  (II-A)
OR  (III)  OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 125.27 OF THIS
CHAPTER AND THE SENTENCE  OF  DEATH  IS  NOT  IMPOSED  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
is convicted of the crime of terrorism as defined in section  490.25  of
this  chapter,  and  the  specified offense the defendant committed is a
class A-I felony offense, or when a defendant is convicted of the  crime

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

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