New York State law

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Assault 1st is a violent felony (determinate sentence under § 70.02). Strangulation (§§ 121.12–121.13) and gang assault (§§ 120.06–120.07) are separate aggravated offences not shown.

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Assault 3rd is the baseline assault offence (intentional / reckless / negligent-with-weapon injury).

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Aggravated family offense requires a specified misdemeanour family offence plus a prior specified-offence conviction within the preceding 5 years (incarceration time excluded).

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Manslaughter 1st is a violent felony (determinate sentence under § 70.02). Criminally negligent homicide (§ 125.10, class E) is a lesser homicide offence not shown.

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Class A-I felony; § 70.00(3)(a)(i) sets the A-I minimum at 15–25 years (20–25 for murder 1st where LWOP is not imposed).

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New York law uses 'rape' (§§ 130.25–130.35) alongside criminal sexual act and sexual abuse offences. § 130.25 class E confirmed from official nysenate text; other classes corroborated.

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Class maxima per § 70.00. Burglary 1st/2nd are violent felonies (determinate sentence under § 70.02) when the § 70.02 criteria are met.

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Robbery 2nd/1st are violent felonies with determinate sentences under § 70.02; reported minima (3.5 and 5 years) are for a first-time violent-felony offender.

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Value tiers per §§ 155.30–155.42. Class maxima per § 70.00; felony fine up to $5,000 or double the gain per § 80.00.

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New York calls this 'criminal mischief' (Art. 145). Making graffiti (§ 145.60, class A misdemeanour) is a separate offence not shown.

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Scheme-to-defraud is the general fraud offence; grand larceny by false pretence / false instrument / falsifying business records are commonly charged alongside. A 2025 bill (S08594) proposing to renumber §§ 190.60–190.65 was NOT treated as law here.

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Article 220 felonies use determinate sentences under Penal Law § 70.70; ranges shown are class maxima. Threshold examples: § 220.09 — e.g. ≥1/8 oz narcotic; § 220.18 — ≥8 oz narcotic; § 220.21 — ≥16 oz narcotic. Class maxima verified from official § 70.00 text; individual offence classes corroborated by multiple sources quoting the Penal Law.

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Article 220 felonies use determinate sentences under Penal Law § 70.70; ranges shown are class maxima. Sale degrees turn on substance, weight and aggravators (e.g. sale to a child, sale near school grounds — § 220.44, class B felony).

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Criminal possession of a weapon is the core possession offence; criminal use / sale of a firearm (§§ 265.08–265.13) are separate, higher offences not shown.

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First DWI is an unclassified misdemeanour under VTL § 1193 — penalties come from the VTL, not the Penal Law class system. Aggravated DWI = BAC ≥ 0.18 (VTL § 1192(2-a)).

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New York has no single 'hacking' offence — Article 156 covers unauthorised use, computer trespass and computer tampering in degrees.

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