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Crime Bill Passed by State Assembly!
Posted by FoM on February 01, 1999 at 06:41:55 PT

State lawmakers in both houses began the new legislative session by passing a flurry of crime related bills they hope will be successful in the other house. The Senate passed a measure to keep felons who commit crimes while on parole in jail longer. The Assembly passed a bill to make bias related crime in New York a distinct criminal offense with strict penalties. 
Pot sales Bill S100. Sponsor: Volker Drug traffickers selling marijuana face stiffer penalties under this measure passed by the Senate. The bill creates a new class E felony for possession of marijuana with the intent to sell. An individual would be guilty of criminal possession of marijuana when he or she knowingly possesses two or more ounces of pot with the intent to sell it. Current penal law elevates the penalties for trafficking pot based on weight only and not intent to sell. The bill's aim is to get dealers who carry only small amounts of the drug, but who are selling. The measure was sent to the Assembly. Bias crime Bill A1573. Sponsor: Eve By a vote of 113-31, the Assembly passed legislation to make crimes against individuals because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, sex, disability or age a distinct criminal offense in New York. Under the terms of the bill, bias related violence and intimidation would be a new crime, for which a sentence must run consecutively to any other sentence imposed. The measure was sent to the Senate. State flag Bill S122. Sponsor: Rath All State University of New York campuses will be required to fly the New York state flag on their campuses under the terms of this legislation. Sponsors believe that the state supported campuses should display the state flag along with the United States flag, but current law does not require it. Evidence Bill S130. Sponsor: Skelos Permits witnesses to testify at trial about their out-of-court photo identifications of criminal defendants. The sponsor notes that, currently, New York is the only state in the nation that prohibits the introduction of testimony of witnesses who identified a defendant by a photograph. Parole Bill S256. Sponsor: Holland Requires convicted felons, who are out of jail on parole or temporary release and who commit another felony, to serve the maximum sentence on their original felony before the sentence for the following felony sentence could begin. Time Limits Bill S650. Sponsor: Maziarz Increases the legal time limit law enforcement officials may bring charges against a person accused of class B violent felonies from five years to 10 years. Class B felony offenses include attempted murder, kidnapping, arson, and rape. Sponsors say that, under present law, the five year limitation ties the hands of law enforcement officials who may not solve a case until after the statute of limitation expires. 
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