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Capital punishment was outlawed in the State of New York after the New York Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state) declared it was not allowed under the state's constitution in 2004. However certain crimes occurring in the state that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government are subject to the federal death penalty .
Murder of John Wait. John Black, Mahlon Christie, Isaac Kent, and George Orcote. 4 June 1814 (other accounts indicate date was in the spring of 1812 or around New Year's Eve 1813) [15] Shot. Desertion. James Graham [15] 29 July 1814. Hanging. Murders of Hugh Cameron and Alexander McGiffrey.
Deaths by person in New York City (1 C, 73 P) Pages in category "Deaths by person in New York (state)" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney from New York City who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. A native of Manhattan 's Lower East Side, Silver served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015.
Joseph Bruno. Joseph Louis Bruno (April 8, 1929 – October 6, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican politician from upstate New York. Bruno served in the New York State Senate from 1977 to 2008 and was Senate Majority Leader from 1994 to 2008. Bruno was convicted of federal corruption charges in 2009, but his conviction was ...
As of January 1, 2024, there were 2,241 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise).
Libby Zion Law. New York State Department of Health Code, Section 405, also known as the Libby Zion Law, is a regulation that limits the amount of resident physicians ' work in New York State hospitals to roughly 80 hours per week. [1] The law was named after Libby Zion, the daughter of author Sidney Zion, who died in 1984 at the age of 18.
October 15, 1954: Hurricane Hazel —wind gust of 113 mph at Battery Park, highest ever recorded in New York City. [1] Archived October 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. August 13, 1955: Hurricane Connie produces 13.24 inches (370 mm) of rain in Southeast New York, although damage is unknown.