Significant Revisions to Rockefeller Drug Laws Will Affect Hundreds of NYC Cases

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2009

William Gibney, Head of the Criminal Practice Special Litigation Unit, hailed the significant changes taking place today on the Rockefeller Drug Laws, once among the harshest drug laws in the country.

"The revisions will affect hundreds of New Yorkers and their families," Gibney said. "Some 270 New York City cases may be affected." Hundreds of petitions to Criminal Court judges requesting resentencing under the new lesser penalties will be filed over the next several weeks. Gibney's comments were reported by the Associated Press and New York Public Radio.