NY A11354

Mandates life imprisonment without parole as the sole sentence for conviction of murder in the first degree, eliminating discretionary sentencing options.

Repeals Criminal Procedure Law sections 270.55 and 400.27, which previously established procedures for determining sentences in first-degree murder cases.

Modifies guilty plea provisions to allow first-degree murder pleas only when the agreed sentence is life imprisonment without parole.

Removes language that permitted sentences of death or alternative Class A-I felony terms for first-degree murder convictions.

Applies to offenses committed on or after the act's effective date.