<P> In June 2004 , the state 's highest court ruled in People v. LaValle that the state 's death penalty statute violated the state constitution , and New York has had an effective moratorium on capital punishment since then . Subsequent legislative attempts at fixing or replacing the statute have failed , and in 2008 then - Governor David Paterson issued an executive order disestablishing New York 's death row . Legislative efforts to amend the statute have failed , and death sentences are no longer sought at the state level , though certain crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government are subject to the federal death penalty . </P>
<P> In June 2004 , the state 's highest court ruled in People v. LaValle that the state 's death penalty statute violated the state constitution , and New York has had an effective moratorium on capital punishment since then . Subsequent legislative attempts at fixing or replacing the statute have failed , and in 2008 then - Governor David Paterson issued an executive order disestablishing New York 's death row . Legislative efforts to amend the statute have failed , and death sentences are no longer sought at the state level , though certain crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government are subject to the federal death penalty . </P>
when did ny get rid of the death penalty
when did ny get rid of the death penalty
June 2004
June 2004