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Today, TX prosecutors schooled NY prosecutors on basic fairness.

NY DAs: Discovery reform must be blocked bc of witness safety!

TX *special victims* DAs: "After 5 years of reform, there hasn’t been any increased security concern for witnesses or victims."at.law.com/wcfa9c?cmp=sha…
"Having served as special victims prosecutors in TX, it is our strong belief that open & transparent discovery is in the interest of the entire justice community, from prosecutors & police to accused. Reform brings speedier dispositions of cases & earlier closure for victims."
"Every day, open discovery helps restore Texans’ faith in our criminal justice system. We are proud that Texas prosecutors, regardless of party affiliation, have embraced this reform as the foundation of equal justice & authentic due process."
While NY has the second highest rate of wrongful convictions in the country, Special Victims Unit Prosecutors in Texas say: "Texas has learned a better way to avoid wrongful prosecutions and wrongful convictions. We hope that New York can learn from our experience."
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I’m enraged. We’re so close to passing common sense, long overdue reform *already adopted & working in rest of the country.* Then last minute, NY prosecutors waltz in w/ the same old, tired scare tactics DEBUNKED by prosecutors & experience nationwide, & NY lawmakers now hedging.
People keep asking me how it’s possible that NY still has the worst evidence laws in country. Laws which deny defendants access to all information until day of trial. “It doesn’t make sense.” The answer is simple: NY prosectors & their cynical desire to win at all costs.
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NY prosecutors: We can’t possibly turn over information to people accused of crimes bc, um, PUBLIC SAFETY!

NC Prosecutor: “I’ve never withheld my case file from the defense bc of what it might show. If I did, I’d question whether or not I should be prosecuting the case at all.”
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