Charges of Promoting a Suicide Attempt are filed under New York’s statute 120.30, but the statute NY PL 120.35 stipulates that in cases where duress or deception were used to promote the suicide attempt, you can be charged under the attempted murder statute instead.
Obviously, this puts you in much greater danger of prison, changing the charge from an E felony with up to four years in prison to a B violent felony with a five to 25 year sentence if convicted.
If you’re being investigated in connection to another person’s suicide, or have been charged with Promoting a Suicide or with Attempt to Commit Murder, you need to get experienced legal help right away.
If you need help with Promoting A Suicide Attempt; When Punishable As Attempt To Commit Murder charges, call the attorneys at Friedman & Ranzenhofer today at 585-484-7432 for a legal consultation with an experienced Rochester criminal defense attorney.