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Kathy Hochul: “Going forward, defense attorneys must flake any potential…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces Reforms To Discovery Process To Increase Public Safety

Published | Video Starts at 12:15

Our prosecutors want to lose sleep over defense lawyers playing the gotcha game, waiting to the last second for challenges when they know the clock has run out. That's over. Going forward, defense attorneys must flake any potential issue with priority prosecutors first. Flag the issues. That's your job. But don't wait till the 11th hour when you know it's too late to do something about remedying that. Work in good faith. (12:15–12:22)

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Asserts that defense attorneys must now flag potential issues with priority to prosecutors.

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