Tag: discovery
Legislative Gazette: Budget includes compromise on bail reform and judicial discretion
“Now, discovery laws have been extended to 20 calendar days and allowed some information to be non-discoverable. “The [amendments to] discovery provisions will also deny…
New York Post: State Democrats rip Nassau officials for ‘blatantly lying’ about MS-13 witness death
A joint statement from Innocence Project, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, the Bronx Defenders, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers…
CBS: Nassau’s Top Cop Says New Law May Have Led To Victim’s Deadly Beating At Hands Of MS-13
“The tragic death of Mr. Maldonado is, unequivocally, not the result of the new discovery laws. It is extremely disturbing that law enforcement officials are…
Scott Levy Presented Testimony at Hearing on the Implementation of Discovery Reform
The New York State Senate Standing Committee on Codes Hearing on the Implementation of Pre-Trial Reform September 9, 2019 Testimony of Scott D. Levy, Chief…
The Legislative Gazette: Wrongfully accused push for discovery reform
“We can no longer accept a bail system that creates and entrenches wealth and race-based disparities and feeds mass incarceration; a speedy trial law that…