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48 N. Y. L. Sch. L. Rev. 433 (2003-2004)
Investigating New York's 2001 Son of Sam Law: Problems with the Recent Extension of Tort Liability for People Convicted of Crimes

handle is hein.journals/nyls48 and id is 443 raw text is: INVESTIGATING NEW YORK'S 2001 SON OF SAM LAW: PROBLEMS WITH THE RECENT EXTENSION OF TORT LIABILITY FOR PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES JESSICA YAGER* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ......................................... 434 II. The H istory ......................................... 438 A. 1977: The Son of Sam Law is Born .............. 438 B. The Son of Sam Law & The Supreme Court ..... 439 III. Current State of the Law ............................ 441 A. 1992: New York Tries Again ..................... 441 B. 2001: New York Goes Too Far ................... 444 1. Changes: No Longer Limited to Profits, the Funds of a Convicted Person Provision is A dded ....................................... 445 2. Changes: Under Both Provisions, All Assets are Now Available ........................... 447 C. Challenges in the Courts ........................ 449 1. Post -1992 Challenges ....................... 449 2. Post-2001 Challenges ........................ 451 3. Potential for Success in the Courts ........... 454 IV. Problems with the Law .............................. 457 A. New York v. EVERYONE ELSE: A Fifty State Survey ........................................... 457 1. Expansion of the Statute of Limitations: New York's Rejection of the Anti-Profit Model .... 458 2. Expansion of Available Funds ................ 462 3. The Targeted Population .................... 465 B. Conflicts with New York Compensation Law ..... 467 1. Restitution & Reparation .................... 467 * Law Clerk to the Honorable Napoleon A. JonesJr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. J.D. New York University School of Law, 2003. I would like to thank Alexander Reinert and Professor Anthony Thompson for their guidance. I would also like to thank David Ehrenberg for his help shaping the ideas presented in this article, as well as for his patience and support.

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