Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.35 — Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to commit murder
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.35
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 120.35 Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.35 — Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to commit murder is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 120.35 Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to
commit murder.
A person who engages in conduct constituting both the offense of promoting a suicide attempt and the offense of attempt to commit murder may not be convicted of attempt to commit murder unless he causes or aids the suicide attempt by the use of duress or deception.