Assembly Bill A5747A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, and murder in the second 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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2023-A5747 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§60.06 & 70.00, Pen L

2023-A5747 - Summary

Requires a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, and murder in the second degree.

2023-A5747 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5747
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to sentencing for conviction
   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]  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, 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 accordance with subdivi-
 sion 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 with-
 out 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 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED
 IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (II), (II-A) OR (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF SECTION 125.27 OF THIS CHAPTER, the court shall sentence the
 defendant  to life imprisonment without parole in accordance with subdi-
 vision 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01680-01-3
              

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2023-A5747A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§60.06 & 70.00, Pen L

2023-A5747A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, and murder in the second degree.

2023-A5747A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5747--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring  a  sentence  of
   life  without  parole  for convictions of murder in the second degree,
   aggravated murder, and 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 SECOND DEGREE AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 125.25 OF THIS CHAPTER, AGGRAVATED MURDER AS  DEFINED
 IN  SECTION  125.26  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, OR murder in the first degree as
 defined in section 125.27 of this chapter, the court shall,  in  accord-
 ance  with  the  provisions  of section 400.27 of the criminal procedure
 law, sentence the defendant to death[,] OR to life imprisonment  without
 parole  in  accordance  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  subdi-
 visions  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,
 the  court  shall  sentence  the  defendant to life imprisonment without
 parole in accordance with subdivision five  of  section  70.00  of  this

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01680-02-3
              

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