A band of New York Democratic lawmakers in Washington is putting pressure on Albany to support a proposal being pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul to reform the state’s maligned evidence laws — which critics have slammed as “pro-criminal.”
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) penned a stern letter calling on Empire State pols to stand up for victims of crime and adjust the discovery mandates, which fail to “balance the rights of the accused” with the need to “maintain public safety.”
He is joined by Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Laura Gillen (D-NY) on the letter…