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Establishes the crimes of menacing and assault on a judge or a district attorney
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge, district attorney or assistant district attorney
Purpose or general idea of bill
To increase criminal penalties when a Judge, District Attorney (DA), or Assistant District (ADA) attorney is attacked.
Summary of specific provisions
Sets forth criminal penalties as follows:
(a) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is assaulted and subjected to serious physical injury that the person (Defendant) is guilty of a class C Felony. (b) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is subjected to serious physical injury and a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is used, that the person (Defendant) is guilty of a class B Felony. (c) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is placed in fear of injury or death by the display of a deadly weapon, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm, and the Defendant knew or should have known that the victim was a Judge, DA, or ADA, that the person is guilty of a class D Felony.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
Presently there are enhanced criminal penalties for these crimes when the victim is a police officer, firefighter, EMTs. There are not such increased penalties for attacks on Judges or DAs or ADAs.
Justification
Judges, DAs, and ADAs perform important services in our criminal justice system (and in the case of Judges, civil justice system as well). An attack on a Judge or a DA or ADA amounts to an attack on the integrity of our judicial system. Any attack on these individuals, who are simply doing their job in the system which all Americans count on for the fair resolution of disputes and actions both civil and criminal, should be met with an increased penalty.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
Immediately.
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