“Imagine negotiating a public safety change that is so meaningless you make Alvin Bragg look pro public safety,” state Senate Republican Minority Leader Robert Ortt (R-Lockport) tweeted…
ALBANY — A reported state budget overhaul of discovery reform appears to have fallen apart after New York City district attorneys said it would do little to stop a deluge of dropped cases.
“New York City DAs no longer asking for discovery law changes as part of the budget process. Given this change of heart, what possible reason is there for lawmakers to support these changes?” Eli Northrup of Bronx DefendersA spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told The Post hours later that the matter had fallen out of state budget negotiations.
The letter adds that the prosecutors will push for changes in the remaining weeks of the legislative session scheduled to end on June 3. “The law as written has resulted in thousands of cases being dismissed on technicalities, creating a revolving door that encourages repeat offenses. from shoplifting, to assault, to driving under the influence,” Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the business group Partnership for New York City, said.
Any successful effort in the budget process to change the much-criticized discovery reforms could still win the governor some political points along withrequiring judges impose the “least restrictive” conditions to ensure they show up in court
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