S 1254 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree and the victim is a police officer

This bill mandates life imprisonment without parole for anyone convicted of first-degree murder when the victim was a police officer. It directly affects defendants found guilty of killing law enforcement officers in the line of duty. The key provision amends sentencing laws to make life without parole the required sentence in these specific cases, removing judicial discretion. This change applies only to first-degree murder convictions where the victim was a police officer, not to other murder cases.
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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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