Even Al Sharpton sees how these pro-defense laws endanger New York’s innocents
Opinion by Post Editorial Board • 10h
With even the Rev. Al Sharpton now calling for changes to the state’s 2019 “discovery” reforms — in his case over concerns of how they enable domestic violence — it should be obvious that only the most pig-headed ideologues still defend the changes that stack the pre-trial deck far too high in favor of defense lawyers and against the prosecution.
The rules basically require prosecutors to hand over all evidence on an extremely strict clock — at penalty of seeing the whole case thrown out.
The added paperwork alone is a huge advantage for the defense when it comes to plea-bargaining, and a major burden forcing District Attorney Offices to “triage” cases, letting many perps off easier, so they can focus on the worst cases.
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