Senate Bill S925

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to murder in the first degree

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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-S925 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 125.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4520

2017-S925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends murder in the first degree to include victims who are members of the military or reserves.

2017-S925 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    925
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CROCI, AKSHAR, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN,
   MARCHIONE,  RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- 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 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 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. "MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES" MEANS (A)  A  MEMBER  OF  THE
 UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL
 GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF OR (B) A MEMBER OF THE
 NEW YORK GUARD OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   §  2.  Section 125.27 of the penal law, as added by chapter 367 of the
 laws of 1974, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 1995,
 subparagraph (ii-a) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as added by  chap-
 ter 1 of the laws of 2013, subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdi-
 vision  1  as  amended  by chapter 264 of the laws of 2003, subparagraph
 (xii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  as  amended  and  subparagraph
 (xiii)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 300 of the
 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
 § 125.27 Murder in the first degree.
   A person is guilty of murder in the first degree when:
   1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he OR SHE  causes
 the death of such person or of a third person; and
   (a) Either:
   (i) the intended victim was a police officer as defined in subdivision
 [34]  THIRTY-FOUR  of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law who was
 at the time of the killing engaged in the course of  performing  his  OR
 HER  official  duties,  and the defendant knew or reasonably should have
 known that the intended victim was a police officer; or

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02163-01-7
              

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