Assembly Bill A5908

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to consecutive sentencing for certain convictions

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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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2019-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2600
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11335, S8540
2021-2022: A6674, S3841

2019-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits consecutive sentencing for homicide convictions where there are multiple victims and the defendant was on parole or probation at the time of the crime.

2019-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5908
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, LALOR -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to consecutive sentencing for
   certain convictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 70.25 of the penal law, as amended
 by chapter 56 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  When more than one sentence of imprisonment is imposed on a person
 for two or more offenses committed through a single act or omission,  or
 through  an  act  or  omission  which  in  itself constituted one of the
 offenses and also was a material element of the  other,  the  sentences,
 except  if  one  or more of such sentences is for a violation of section
 270.20 of this chapter, must run concurrently. PROVIDED HOWEVER  THAT  A
 SENTENCE  MAY  RUN  CONSECUTIVELY IF (A) THE PERSON WAS UNDER SUPERVISED
 RELEASE, CONDITIONAL RELEASE, PROBATION, OR PAROLE AT THE  TIME  OF  THE
 ACT;  AND  (B)  THERE  WERE  MULTIPLE VICTIMS WHO EACH SUSTAINED SERIOUS
 PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH; AND (C) IF ONE OR MORE OF  SUCH  SENTENCES  IS
 FOR A CONVICTION UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD06843-01-9

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