Sentencing Guidelines, New York State Committee on

The function of this committee is to protect the rights of convicted individuals by developing a system of determinate sentencing to replace open-ended and inconsistent sentences. The committee was to establish firm guidelines to be applied uniformly throughout the state. The committee consisted of 14 members: six appointed by the Governor; 2 appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; and six by the Legislative leaders. The Committee was established in 1983 (L. 1983 ch. 711) and was required to make its proposals and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature by 1985.