Today, NEW YORKS DEATH PENALTY law was finally completely invalidated by the court of appeals.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/death-pena...llings/index.html?hp
that's it. it's over. there is no death penalty in New York and the speaker of the Assembly will not allow a vote on a new death penalty law.
New York now joins the civilized jurisdictions around the world that have rejected state killing as public policy.