N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s targeting retail thieves with proposed discovery law changes

New York governor wants discovery laws changed to stop spike in case dismissals

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has pressed lawmakers in Albany this week to change the stringent discovery laws the governor said is behind a trend of case dismissals for violent defendants.

N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s targeting retail thieves with proposed discovery law changes

Gov. Kathy Hochul was joined by business leaders and the boroughs’ district attorneys Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort to change New York’s criminal discovery laws.

Progress being made on discovery law changes in NYS Budget

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---Governor Kathy Hochul has been holding press conferences every day this week on her proposed changes to the state’s discovery law.  The die hard Buffalo Bills fan used a football analogy to describe how close they are to an agreement.  "We're not in the end zone, maybe we are on the five yard line," said Hochul. "But I know one thing from football, you don't spike it until the game is over or until you get the touchdown."…

Framework in Place to Roll Back Some of New York’s Discovery Reform Law

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday that lawmakers have a “framework” in place with Gov. Kathy Hochul to adjust the state’s discovery law, which had emerged as a key sticking point in the passage of New York State’s roughly $250 billion budget . “I just briefed my conference, and we’re in a good place,” Heastie, who declined to detail the new agreement, told reporters.He did say that the proposed changes to the discovery reform law …

Heastie: N.Y. Assembly Dems 'OK in moving forward' on discovery compromise

He's been working with the five New York City DA's to come up with a framework of a deal.

Hochul, in Kingston, says she won’t sign budget until discovery law is changed

KKINGSTON, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she would not “back down” on her effort to reform state discovery laws to make it harder for defense attorneys to get cases dismissed on technicalities. Hochul spoke at an event in the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center to push her plan to include the discovery […]