Blindfold Removed from Justice in State Criminal Cases in 2020

January 8, 2020  |  The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement

2020 heralds significant and welcome changes in state criminal practice in New York. On April 1, 2019, New York State legislators passed sweeping criminal justice reform legislation altering the landscape for defendants accused of a crime in New York. Of the reforms which went into effect in the new year, the most significant for the white-collar practitioner are changes to the discovery requirements compelling the government to share information with an accused well in advance of trial. Lessening restrictions imposed on suspects waiting for trial, also will have an impact on defendants charged with non-violent white-collar crimes. [...]

Blindfold Removed from Justice in State Criminal Cases in 2020