New York S00541 amends the penal law to mandate life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders convicted of a violent.

New York S00541 amends the penal law to impose a life imprisonment without parole sentence for individuals convicted of a violent felony who have previously been convicted of two or more predicate violent felonies. The bill specifies that a defendant must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole if they have been convicted of a violent felony and have two prior predicate violent felony convictions. The bill also repeals a section relating to minimum periods of imprisonment for persistent violent felony offenders.

New York S00541 amends the penal law to mandate life imprisonment without parole for persistent violent felony offenders convicted of a violent.

New York S00541 amends the penal law to impose a life imprisonment without parole sentence for individuals convicted of a violent felony who have previously been convicted of two or more predicate violent felonies. The bill specifies that a defendant must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole if they have been convicted of a violent felony and have two prior predicate violent felony convictions. The bill also repeals a section relating to minimum periods of imprisonment for persistent violent felony offenders.