They did have special circumstances, and the murder of a cop was one of them, but when was the last time they actually used it?
I kinda suspect that this guy will never live to see the inside of a courtroom again.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=45697
I'm pretty sure this is the current situation, NY State has NO death penalty on the books right now, even with a copkiller in death row who will probably do life in prison now.