Assembly Bill A7292

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to discovery, pretrial motions, securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena, motion to suppress evidence, tampering with a witness and repeals article 240 of the criminal procedure law; repealer

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A7292 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6848
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 240, add Art 245 §§245.10 - 245.90, amd §§255.20, 450.50, 610.20 & 710.30, CP L; amd §§215.11, 215.12, 215.15 & 215.16, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6795

2017-A7292 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discovery, pretrial motions, securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena, motion to suppress evidence, and tampering with a witness.

2017-A7292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7292
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure  law  and the penal law, in
   relation  to  discovery,  pretrial  motions,  securing  attendance  of
   witnesses  by  subpoena, motion to suppress evidence, tampering with a
   witness or intimidating a victim and to  repeal  article  240  of  the
   criminal procedure law relating to discovery
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 240 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
   § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 245
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 245
                                 DISCOVERY
 SECTION 245.10 AVAILABILITY OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
         245.20 PHASE ONE DISCOVERY OBLIGATION OF PROSECUTION.
         245.30 PHASE TWO DISCOVERY OBLIGATION OF PROSECUTION.
         245.40 RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY OBLIGATION OF THE DEFENDANT.
         245.45 DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR MISCONDUCT OR CRIMINAL ACTS.
         245.50 NON-TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE FROM THE DEFENDANT.
         245.55 COURT ORDERS FOR PRESERVATION, ACCESS, DISCOVERY  OR  DNA
                  COMPARISON.
         245.60 DILIGENT  EFFORT  TO  ASCERTAIN EXISTENCE OF MATERIAL AND
                  INFORMATION.
         245.65 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE.
         245.70 COURT ORDERED PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE.
         245.75 CONTINUING DUTY TO DISCLOSE.
         245.80 WORK PRODUCT.
         245.85 AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
         245.90 ADMISSIBILITY OF DISCOVERY.
 § 245.10 AVAILABILITY OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

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

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