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Relates to plea bargains in felony sex offense cases; provides that certain pleas shall result in certain minimum punishments
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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BILL NUMBER:S2980
Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to plea bargains in felony sex offenses
Purpose
To require defendants charged with sex felony offenses who enter pleas to plead to at least a sex felony.
Summary of provisions
Section 1, Amends CPL. 220.10(5) to provide that a pleading defendant charged with a sex felony offense, must plead guilty to a sex felony offense.
Section 2. Amends CPL. 220.10(5) by deleting special pleading provisions for juvenile sex offenders.
Section 3. Amends CPL. 220.30(b) to provide that a plea bargain made to part of an indictment which includes a sex felony offense must include a plea to a sex felony offense.
Justification
One of the major problems with Our criminal justice system is that defendants charged with sex felony offenses are, for a variety of reasons allowed to plead guilty to non-sex offenses. As a result, these defendants are lost in the system. They are not treated as sex offenders. They are not required to undergo sex offender treatment or evaluation. They are released into the community without notification, although there is a great likelihood that they will re-offend. By not allowing defendants charged with sex felony offenses to plead out of a sex felony offense we will be able to prevent sex offenders from getting lost in the system.
Bill history
S.1162 of 2005-06; Referred to Codes S.111 of 2007-2008; Referred to Senate Codes Committee. S.1400/A.821 of 2009-2010; Referred to Senate Codes S.225/A.2451 of 2011-2012; Referred to Codes S.1068a of 2013-2014; Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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