Senate Bill S1870

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain assault crimes which include the aid or encouragement of additional persons

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2024
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§120.10, 120.07, 125.20, 10.00, 70.05 & 70.30, Pen L; amd §§720.10 & 180.75, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6283, A8382
2017-2018: S2500
2019-2020: S370
2021-2022: S233
2023-2024: S477

2015-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain assault crimes wherein a person is aided or encouraged to strike the victim in the head and cause unconsciousness.

2015-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1870                                                  A. 2024

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by  M.  of  A.  TEDISCO,  SKARTADOS,  BORELLI,
  PALMESANO,  BARCLAY,  McLAUGHLIN,  McDONOUGH, DiPIETRO, CROUCH, LALOR,
  RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
  relation to assault or aiding or encouraging assault

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of  section  120.10  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended and a new subdi-
vision 5 is added to read as follows:
  4. In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or  attempted
commission  of  a felony or of immediate flight therefrom, he OR SHE, or
another participant if there be any, causes serious physical injury to a
person other than one of the participants[.]; OR
  5. BEING FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR MORE AND WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE AN
UNSUSPECTING PERSON TO BE RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, HE OR SHE  STRIKES  SUCH
PERSON  ON THE HEAD, OR HE OR SHE AIDS OR ENCOURAGES ANOTHER PARTICIPANT
TO STRIKE SUCH PERSON ON THE HEAD, CAUSING PHYSICAL  INJURY  OR  SERIOUS
PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH PERSON.
  S  2.  Section 120.07 of the penal law, as added by chapter 647 of the
laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.07 Gang assault in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of gang assault in the first degree when[,]:
  1. with intent to cause serious physical injury to another person  and
when  aided  by  two  or  more other persons actually present, he causes
serious physical injury to such person or to a third person[.]; OR
  2. BEING FOURTEEN YEARS OLD OR MORE AND WITH THE INTENT  TO  CAUSE  AN
UNSUSPECTING  PERSON  TO  BE  RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, AND WHEN AIDED BY OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02606-01-5
              

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