Posted on 12/28/2019 6:17:21 AM PST by lowbridge
The state of New York will soon allow accused criminals to inspect their own crime scenes and will quickly provide them with a complete list of named witnesses testifying against them as part of a series of new jailbreak laws.
As Breitbart News reported, New York’s bail reforms, set to go into effect January 2020, will ensure that suspects accused of crimes deemed “non-violent” are not jailed before their trial dates and do not have to post bail. Instead, these suspects are released directly back into the public and expected to show up for their court dates. Roughly 125,000 accused criminals are expected to be released from prison every year in the state.
Those so-called non-violent crimes include second-degree manslaughter, aggravated vehicular assault, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, criminally negligent homicide, and aggravated vehicular homicide.
As part of the measure, defendants will have new privileges in their criminal trials — including being allowed to inspect their own crime scenes. For example, if an individual is charged with home burglary, the suspect will be allowed to return to the victim’s home and inspect their property as part of their defense.
“It really boggles the mind that this is a reality for us now,” Lt. Steven Stockdale of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office told CBS 6 Albany in October of the provision. “Talk about re-victimization.”
Another portion of the law will more quickly give defendants a full list of named witnesses testifying against them in the criminal trial. Starting in January, the prosecution will be forced to hand over to defendants a list of named witnesses within 15 days of the defendants’ arraignment.
In June, the Manhattan Institute’s Seth Barron and Ralf Mangual wrote that such a provision will make it impossible for prosecutors to ensure witnesses
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Forget the wall along the Southern border....a wall is needed around NYC.
Forget the wall. Install a Flush handle.
There was a movie about that. Kurt Russell played antihero Snake Plisken.
This is New York State law.
I can’t imagine what could possibly go wrong here.
Liberals voted for this. If there was only a way to keep them there so they can enjoy the benefits of such policies.
Yeah, cause no criminal ever tried to frighten a witness. /s
This settles it. Liberalism is a national disgrace and our only hope is to eradicate by every means necessary.
The wall just got bigger!
New York wants to become the California on the east coast. Sure the public is not fully aware until a crime happens to them. Insanity! Our politicians keeping the public safe. SURE
Thought he was dead.
btt
Yep. Saw that back in the day.
You almost got me. This is the Babylon Bee or the Onion, right? /sarc
Dear God, the inmates are in charge of the asylum!
Maybe New York could allow criminals to arrest themselves also. That way they could conveniently forget to ream themselves their rights, and they can walk . . .. Now, talk about progressive!
trump should move back to new york, just think of the possibilities...
Trump is a NY resident. Does he get the identity of the ‘whistleblower’ and all the others, then?
Will they pass out targets for their backs.
Another reason not to go to NYC.
They should also be able to choose their own juries.
Anything less is unacceptable.
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