Posted on 12/30/2019 12:32:33 PM PST by DoodleBob
Albany, NY – Under New York’s " justice reforms," criminals must be provided with the names and contact information of victims and witnesses involved in the case against them.
Effective January 1, 2020, prosecutors will have just 15 days from the time of arraignment to hand over all evidence pertaining to a case – including victim and witness information, WSTM reported.
Cases can be dismissed if prosecutors fail to meat the deadline, Albany County District Attorney David Soares told the news outlet.
“’By the way, I have to provide your cell phone number to his lawyer in a few weeks,’” Soares used as an example of what he will be forced to tell crime victims. “I don’t know how I’m going to have these conversations with a victim.”
Under the law change, the court can also require crime scenes to remain unchanged so that defendants can be allowed to visit them, the New York Daily News reported.
Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon has been speaking out about the myriad of problems the sweeping changes will have throughout the state since they were passed back in April, the Staten Island Advance reported.
“We will undoubtedly see a chilling effect on cooperation by those impacted by crime, choosing instead to protect their own privacy and avoid being re-victimized,” McMahon warned. “While there certainly was room to improve New York’s criminal justice system, the ‘reforms’ to our bail and discovery statutes supported by our state Legislature and Governor Cuomo blew past any semblance of fairness or justice.”
Soares noted that some aspects of the law changes are essentially impossible to comply with, such as being mandated to turn over DNA or toxicology results that won’t even be back from the lab within the 15-day period.
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It’s less about what then when.
There is nothing good about this law.
I’m sure these measures are going to be especially helpful in the cases of stalking, rape, and domestic violence.
Nonsense. it’s pure SJW “reform” of the racist criminal justice system.
Enabling the criminals while disarming victims and potential victims - it’s what leftists do.
What if the prosecutors are vegans?
“There is nothing good about this law.”
Do you believe the defendant should NOT know who is the Accuser?
New York and California seem to be in a struggle to see who can enact the most ridiculous laws.
Astounding that this could pass in a state that has had the sort of mobbed-up history that New York has.
Expect more instances of "Arkancide" in this State
and a reluctance of witnesses to provide information.
The number of convictions will go down
and the number of criminals jailed or sent to prison will be reduced
which is just what the Governor wants in order to cut correctional facilities costs.
It is "whack-a-doodle" logic, with the victims even more at risk, ..along with witnesses.
Give the names and addresses to help justice?
But we can’t identify ILLEGAL INVADERS because it would make the illegal invader community less likely and fearful to cooperate with Police?
Can’t be right on both accounts.
Deblasio was on fox last night defending the no bail for criminals and also releasing criminals or giving them short terms because in his mind, ‘prisons don’t help criminals become better people’
Prisons are NOT meant to help criminals, they are meant to PUNISH them for the crimes they commit- He claimed that ‘prisons only make bad people worse’
NO Deblasio- that is not all they do- they PUNISH criminals for violating innocent people’s rights and for taking their lives- etc- Crimi9nals are bad folks who make DECISIONS to be bad- They could just as easily CHOOSe to make good decisions and become good folks- it’s not the prison’s job to ‘help them DECIDE to be good people!’ It’s their job to PUNISH them for making the DECISION to be criminals
HOW DARE YOU Question liberal logic?
Supposedly there are provisions to protect victims of domestic violence but perps will slip through the cracks.
When members of the victim classes, gays, blacks, hispanics, women, transgenders, become threatened we'll see modifications. Not to end the program but there will be exceptions for 'hate crimes'.
It is just a different "mob", no longer based on ethnicity,
but now based on "entitlements" and Socialism.
This mob is primarily based downstate, in super-metro areas.
Rarely does the Governor make appearances to go upstate,
except when the State is funding one of his patronage supporters.
“Do you believe the defendant should NOT know who is the Accuser?”
Colorado doesn’t think so. Red Flag.
> Do you believe the defendant should NOT know who is the Accuser? <
You have the right to face your accuser (and any testifying witnesses) in a court of law. But you do not have the right to know just where those folks live.
And you do not have the right to harass your accuser on the sidewalk in front of his house. But that’s exactly what’s going to happen here.
The above link explains the law. The defense has always been privy to this information s far as I can see.
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