Senate Bill S43

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to discovery

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

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2019-S43 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6847

2019-S43 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discovery.

2019-S43 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S43 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    43
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04153-01-9



              

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