US EditionHochul Takes One More Discovery Victory Lap
ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK, AUG 6 – Amendments aim to prevent dismissals on minor technicalities by allowing judges to assess prosecutor diligence, with $135 million allocated to support compliance with discovery laws.
- New York state implemented amended discovery laws on August 7, 2025, to address procedural case dismissals and evidence-sharing requirements.
- These changes partially roll back a 2019 reform that prosecutors found burdensome and which led to many dismissals under the speedy trial law.
- Governor Kathy Hochul pushed for the amendments during 2025 budget talks, securing $135 million to aid prosecutors and defendants in compliance.
- Hochul stated that the administration supports victims by ensuring their voices are heard, highlighting the need to balance defendants' rights with delivering justice for those affected.
- The updated law aims to prevent dismissals on trivial errors while giving judges more discretion to assess discovery issues and uphold due diligence.
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Kathy Hochul ‘willing’ to consider ‘Raise the Age’ reforms as she takes victory lap on discovery tweaks
Hochul says the tweaks are meant to stop cases from being dismissed on technicalities based on the 2019 reforms then Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature implemented around how prosecutors share evidence with defense attorneys.
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New Changes to New York’s Landmark Discovery Reforms Take Effect Thursday
Gov. Kathy Hochul and statewide prosecutors celebrated the changes as “modest” and for making “common sense” with respect to balancing the scales of justice. However, a leader of the defense bar said they’re a fair cry from a full-bore repeal that advocates requested at the outset of state budget talks in January.
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