New York A04853 amends the penal law to authorize life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders convicted of a violent.

New York A04853 amends the penal law to authorize life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders upon conviction of a violent felony offense when such person has previously been subjected to two or more predicate violent felony convictions. This applies to defendants convicted of murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, terrorism, or criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon. The bill also repeals a previous provision regarding minimum periods of imprisonment for persistent violent felony offenders.

New York A04853 amends the penal law to authorize life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders convicted of a violent.

New York A04853 amends the penal law to authorize life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders upon conviction of a violent felony offense when such person has previously been subjected to two or more predicate violent felony convictions. This applies to defendants convicted of murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, terrorism, or criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon. The bill also repeals a previous provision regarding minimum periods of imprisonment for persistent violent felony offenders.