A New York State Bar Association task force will examine the criminal discovery process in the state and recommend ways to make it fairer. State bar president Seymour James, attorney-in-charge of the criminal practice at the Legal Aid Society, has made formation of a panel on Criminal Discovery Reform one of the priorities of his term. James said he hopes the task force will “help bring about needed reforms.”
“New York’s discovery statute sets significant limitations on the material available to the opposition in criminal cases,” James said in a statement. “In fact, New York’s statute is one of the most restrictive in the country.”
