Gov praises changes to discovery reforms
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Governor Kathy Hochul and the city’s five district attorneys celebrated changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws that were worked into the state budget Wednesday.
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Dismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate
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As negotiations over changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws hold up the passage of the state’s budget in Albany, a recent criminal case in Queens appears to highlight the core of the debate over discovery.
Read MoreState lawmakers reject gov’s proposed changes to discovery law
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Both the State Assembly and Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s attempt to rollback reforms to the state’s evidence-sharing laws on Tuesday, setting up a fight over the proposal as the deadline to pass the state budget approaches.
Read MoreGov pitches discovery reform changes during State of the State
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Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a series of changes to the state’s discovery reforms during her annual State of the State address Tuesday.
Read MoreWith discovery law rollbacks looming, coalition launches to defend reforms
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As lawmakers and district attorneys appear to flirt with the idea of rolling back the state’s discovery reforms, a coalition of public defense groups have joined up in an effort to protect the changes made to New York’s discovery statute half a decade ago.
Read MoreNew bill aims to help DAs with discovery
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A new bill introduced in Albany this week aims to help prosecutors catch up with new discovery laws by giving them access to the online databases of police departments and other agencies.
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