Assembly Bill A2878

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to discovery

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2878 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง240.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8080
2013-2014: A3801
2017-2018: A3056

2015-A2878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discovery.

2015-A2878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2878

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to discovery

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of  section  240.40  of  the
criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 19 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
  (c) may order discovery with respect to any other property[, which the
people  intend to introduce at the trial,] upon a showing by the defend-
ant that discovery with respect to such  property  is  material  to  the
preparation  of  his or her defense, and that the request is reasonable;
and
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02978-01-5

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