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    New York - State Legislative Advocacy and Tracking

    See the various issues on which NACDL has conducted criminal justice advocacy in New York. To see active criminal justice legislation in New York that NACDL is tracking, click the button at the bottom of the page. 
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    The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack

    The ‘trial penalty’ refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial. To avoid the penalty, accused persons must surrender many other fundamental rights which are essential to a fair justice system. [NYSCADL & NACDL] [Released March 2021]
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    Parole Reform - Eligibility

    New Yorkers United for Justice (NYUJ), of which NACDL is a member, is working to reform the parole system in New York.
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    Parole Reform - Technical Violations

    New Yorkers United for Justice (NYUJ), of which NACDL is a member, is working to reform the parole system in New York.
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    Letter to NY State Legislature on Proposals to Fully Implement Appellate Rights (May 2021)

    NACDL President Chris Adams' letter to the New York state legislature regarding proposals to truly implement review of excessive sentences, suppression rulings, and streamlining the assignment of counsel in appeals as outlined in A5687/S1280, A5688/S1281, and A5689/S1279, respectively (2021).
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    Reverse Search Warrants

    NACDL is working with coalition partners in New York to ban reverse search warrants. 
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    New York - Recording Interrogations Compendium

    Information on the policy and history of recording custodial interrogations in New York.
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 03/26/2021

    New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Publish Groundbreaking Report on Trial Penalty in New York — Washington, DC (March 26, 2021) — Today, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) released the first-ever report on the decades-long impact of the trial penalty in New York State—The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack...

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    Prison & Jail Call Communication Systems in New York

    Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in New York
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    Evaluating Grand Jury Reform in Two States: The Case for Reform

    NACDL issued a groundbreaking new report on restoring and reforming the grand jury system. This research reflects an in-depth study of grand jury reform in two states – New York and Colorado – and produces with four reform recommendations. [Released November 2011]
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    Letter to NYPD OIG on Auditing the Gang Database to Clear Out Misleading Data (September 2020)

    Coalition letter to New York City Police Department Inspector General Philip Eure regarding an audit of the Criminal Group Database to eliminate incorrect, overbroad, and racist data and the consequences of being wrongly included in such a list.
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    Discovery Reform Legislative Victories

    Summary of recent discovery reforms adopted by states
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    Joint Letter to Gov. Cuomo on Reducing NY Prison Populations During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2020)

    Joint letter from local defender organizations to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding plans to reduce state prison populations, offering guidance and assistance in this effort.
    • Brief

    USA v. Lawrence

    US District Court Eastern District of New York: United States of America v. Lawrence;
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    Expert Report and Affidavit
    Judgement, Memo, and Order
    • Brief

    USA v. Feneziani

    Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant's Pretrial Motions:

    This memorandum is submitted in support of the defendant’s pretrial motions for dismissal and discovery, the latter specifically in connection with the question of the vindictive nature of the prosecution. The defense is specifically asking the Court to withhold determination of the “vindictive prosecution” claim until the defendant has been provided with discovery and a hearing with respect to any contested issues related to the vindictiveness claim.