Legal Opinion
Hassell v. Fischer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 3, 2018No. 16-2835-pr(L)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON Ó. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1998, the New York legislature passed a sentencing, reform statute that changed the sentencing scheme for violent felony offenders by eliminating parole and requiring a term of post-release supervision (“PRS”) to follow determinate sentences. See N.Y. Penal Law § 70.45(1); People v. Catu, 4 N.Y.Sd 242, 244, 792 N.Y.S.2d 887, 825 N.E.2d 1081 (2005). However, section 70.45(1), as enacted, did not require state court judges to impose a term of PRS at sentencing. See Scott v. Fischer, 616 F.3d 100, 103 (2d Cir. 2010). 3 In the many .cases.-where, state court judges…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. CatuNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- Maria Salim, Administratrix of the Estate of Eric Reyes, I/o v. William ProulxCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by15 opinions
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