ยง 654. Governor may consult. The governor is authorized to request the
opinion of the attorney general, the district attorney, and the
convicted person's counsel, or any of them, as to whether the execution
of the person should be reprieved or suspended.
Structure New York Laws
Article 22-B - The Death Penalty
650 - Warrant for Execution of Death Sentence.
652 - Delivery of Warrant and Confinement.
653 - Transmittal of Record to the Governor.
655 - Governor Only to Reprieve.
656 - Proceeding When Person Under Sentence of Death May Be Incompetent.
657 - Proceeding When Person Under Sentence of Death Is Pregnant.
658 - Death Penalty Inflicted by Lethal Injection.
660 - Persons Authorized to Be Present at Execution.
661 - Examination of Convicted Person's Body and Certificate.