2008 Legislative Memos

Expungement

NYSACDL supports legislation providing for the expungement of criminal convictions for certain crimes after the passage of time to remove the conviction as a bar to employment, benefits, educational opportunities, and other services. Legislative Memo; Memo onFinancial Impact of Expungement Legislation, December 8, 2008

A11012: Strangulation

NYSACDL opposes this bill which would create a new crime of strangulation on the grounds that it is vauge, unnecessary, and problematic on other grounds. Legislative Memo December 29, 2008

A02006 / S4306: Criminal Mischief – burden of proof

NYSACDL supports this legislation which would remove from the statute the defendant’s burden of proving another consented to the damage to jointly owned property. Legislative Memo May 12, 2009

A02374 / S02613: Updating Venire Pool Lists

NYSACDL supports this legislation which would expand the sources for jury venire and include more minority members. Legislative Memo May 13, 2009

S8614: Supervised Release Imposed Administratively by DOCS

NYSACDL opposes as unconstitutional this legislation to allow for post- release supervision to be imposed administratively through Department of Corrections with out judicial oversight. Legislative Memo June 20, 2008