NY S02186 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts "Nixzmary Brown's Law" to establish the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include to intentional killing of a person under 14 while in the course of committing rape, criminal sexual act, aggravated sexual abuse or incest against such child, or the depraved indifferent or intentional killing of a person under 14 while being legally responsible for the care of such child; makes technical corrections relating to the offense of aggravated murder; repeals provisions of murder in the second degree which mirror certain provisions of aggravated murder of a child; treats the offenses of aggravated murder and aggravated murder of a child in a manner similar to murder in the first degree.

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Title

Enacts "Nixzmary Brown's Law" to establish the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include to intentional killing of a person under 14 while in the course of committing rape, criminal sexual act, aggravated sexual abuse or incest against such child, or the depraved indifferent or intentional killing of a person under 14 while being legally responsible for the care of such child; makes technical corrections relating to the offense of aggravated murder; repeals provisions of murder in the second degree which mirror certain provisions of aggravated murder of a child; treats the offenses of aggravated murder and aggravated murder of a child in a manner similar to murder in the first degree.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04SenateREFERRED TO CODES
2011-01-18SenateREFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A05007 (Same As) 2011-04-20 - enacting clause stricken

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