"In 2019, only 5% of cases in NYC criminal courts were dismissed due to compliance issues, but that number has soared to 455% by last year."
"The 2020 discovery statute created the largest unnecessary burden on prosecutors, skewing the balance of justice in favor of criminal defendants over victims."
New York's recent budget proposals have ignored essential amendments to a problematic discovery law introduced in 2020, exacerbating the plight of domestic violence victims. This law, demanding extensive and potentially irrelevant evidence from prosecutors, has resulted in a staggering 455% increase in case dismissals since 2019, denying justice to tens of thousands. Prosecutors are now overwhelmed with chasing unnecessary evidence, leading to a significant rise in cases being declined, particularly in domestic violence situations, which highlights a critical flaw in the legal system that favors defendants over victims.
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