Assembly Bill A1726

2017-2018 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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2017-A1726 (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:
2015-2016: A9401
2019-2020: A6114
2021-2022: A3741
2023-2024: A3481

2017-A1726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1726
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. 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:
 § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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