Criminal Justice Operations

Actual Innocence Claims

Report by the Criminal Justice Operations and Criminal Courts Committees in support of amending the Criminal Procedure Law §440 to provide for Actual Innocence Claims, February 2012.

44th Street Blog: "Criminal Justice — by Samuel W. Seymour" - March 19, 2012

Child Internet Luring Laws

A.2483 (AM Colton) / S.1096 (Sen. Parker) - Creates the crime of luring or enticing a child on the internet.

Report in support of legislation, with proposed amendments by the Criminal Justice Operations Committee, July 2011.

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

A.1135 (AM Lavine) / S.1020 (Sen. Peralta) - Permits the court to grant post-conviction motions to vacate a judgment when the issue raised upon such motion is ineffective assistance of counsel.

Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, Reissued April 2011.
Supplemental report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, Reissued April 2011.
Letter to bill sponsors expressing the City Bar's support for legislation, April 21, 2011.

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Report by the Criminal Justice Operations and Criminal Courts Committees on the codification of claims of ineffective assistance of counsel on appeal, February 2012.

44th Street Blog: "Criminal Justice — by Samuel W. Seymour" - March 19, 2012

Identity Theft

A.5440 (AM Lentol) / S.885 (Sen. Krueger) - Expands geographical jurisdiction for crimes attendant to identity theft or unlawful possession of personal information.

Report by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations recommending legislation, March 2009.
Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, Reissued February 2011.
Enacted under Subsection 3 of Subpart C of Part C of A.8518/S.5856, Chapter No. 97 - June 24, 2011.
Legislative Affairs Blog: "New York Expands the Geographical Jurisdiction for Offenses of Identity Theft" - September 2, 2011

Microstamping Ammunition

A.1157-B (AM Schimel) / S.675-C (Sen. Peralta) - 'Crime Gun Identification Act of 2012'; Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition.

Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, Reissued March 2012.

Post-Conviction Motions

Proposed amendment by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations to County Law § 722 authorizing compensation to assigned counsel for investigating and filing appropriate post-conviction motions under Criminal Procedure Law Article 440, January 2011.

Recording Interrogations

A.4721 (AM Lentol) / S.1267 (Sen. Perkins) - Would amend the criminal procedure law to require the creation of an electronic record of an entire custodial interrogation.

Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, Reissued February 2013.
44th Street Blog: "Criminal Justice — by Samuel W. Seymour" - March 19, 2012

Sealing of Criminal Records

A.7624 (AM O'Donnell) / S.4841 (Sen. Saland) - Relates to sealing court records involving cases dismissed at arraignment or earlier.

Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations, May 2011.