NY’s discovery laws harm domestic violence victims, Gov. Hochul argues: ‘No longer turn a blind eye’

Source: New York Post

New York’s skewed criminal justice laws have let domestic abusers walk free, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday as she amped up her crusade to fix the onerous evidence-related mandates. Hochul blamed the laws — which require prosecutors to speedily hand over a mass of discovery evidence to defense attorneys, or else have the case dismissed — for a statewide drop in domestic violence convictions.