JayemmbeeEsq t1_jdxvys0 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989

This is the problem that DAs have been screaming about. The legislature burdened the offices with discovery reforms that required significant staff and technology improvements and offered 0 dollars in assistance to implement it.

mowotlarx t1_jdy1z2u wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:50 AM

They should get the staff and funds. And keep discovery regardless because it's the right thing to do.

JayemmbeeEsq t1_jdy2sd7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:56 AM

I put my larger thoughts in a comment below. I’m not saying get rid of it, tweak it and make money available for it.

mowotlarx t1_jdy37yz wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:00 AM

I totally agree. Discovery needs to be kept, but it was a massive oversight to not provide the staffing and funding to make it feasible. Our court system has always been understaffed and underfunded and that alone has caused most of the delays and backlogs in the system. It's a shame.