Prohibits the release of persons convicted of first degree murder.
New York Assembly Bill A05116 amends the penal law to prohibit the release, on parole or otherwise, of persons convicted of first degree murder. The bill mandates that individuals convicted of first degree murder must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. This change applies to cases where the defendant is convicted of murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of the penal law.
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