On January 1, 2020, Article 245 of the New York Criminal Procedure Law took effect. The new discovery law completely changes the discovery process in all New York criminal cases. Here are the most important points:
1. Automatic Discovery and the Legal Presumption of Openness.
2. New Legal Requirements for the District Attorney to Turn Over More Material to the Defense
3. The New Timeframes for Providing Discovery
4. The Defendant’s Obligation to Provide Reciprocal Discovery
5. Additional Discovery by Court Order
6. Requirement of Good Cause for Non-Disclosure of Evidence
7. Interlocutory Appellate Review of Protective Order
