Strangulation in the second degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 121.12 Strangulation in the second degree.
A person is guilty of strangulation in the second degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section 121.11 of this article, and thereby causes stupor, loss of consciousness for any period of time, or any other physical injury or impairment.
Strangulation in the second degree is a class D felony.
A person commits second-degree strangulation by committing criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation under § 121.11 and thereby causing stupor, any loss of consciousness, or another physical injury or impairment. ★ It is a class D felony.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.