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Local law enforcement express support for Hochul's proposal to loosen discovery reforms

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - One policy matter that is holding up budget negotiations in Albany is Governor Hochul's proposal to loosen the discovery reforms that were enacted in 2020. Local prosecutors and police chiefs gathered yesterday with Broome County District Attorney Paul Battisti to express their support for Hochul's proposed changes. The discovery rules require the prosecution to turn over all evidence in a case to the defense withi…

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Reviewing the case law as discovery reforms delay budget negotiations

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Negotiations for the New York State budget between the governor and the legislature are supposed to finish before the budget deadline on April 1, but debate stalled over policy issues like discovery reform. Lawmakers joined advocates for a press conference in the Capitol on March 27 to defend New York’s current discovery laws, citing the New York State Court of Appeals decision in "People v. Bay." The legislators include…

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Local law enforcement express support for Hochul's proposal to loosen discovery reforms

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New York budget talks stalled over changes to pretrial laws

(The Center Square) – New York’s $252 billion state budget is being held up by Democratic infighting between Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders over proposed changes to the state's

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New York Post

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Hochul, NY lawmakers to blow past budget deadline in ‘standstill’ over discovery law reforms

“Things are kind of at a standstill,” Heastie said.

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Reform discovery to aid sexual violence victims

L is a survivor of domestic violence. After her ex-partner brutally assaulted her on a public sidewalk, L bravely cooperated with police. With abundant corroborating evidence including significant injuries and an eyewitness, prosecutors charged her abuser with assault. In the ensuing weeks, prosecutors turned over a large compilation of evidence and information about L’s case to her abuser’s defense attorneys, as required by New York’s discovery…

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New York’s Discovery Laws Are Failing Survivors. The Legislature Must Act.

Behind closed doors across New York State, a disturbing pattern has emerged: survivors of domestic violence who bravely seek protection through our courts are being abandoned by a system meant to protect them. Technical paperwork violations — entirely unrelated to case facts — are resulting in dismissed cases and revoked orders of protection, leaving survivors exposed to their abusers. This devastating outcome wasn’t the intent of New York’s 201…

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