The Bronx Defenders, a public defense nonprofit, joined forces with more than a dozen criminal justice organizations on Monday to launch a coalition aimed at protecting a state law that requires the prompt sharing of evidence with defendants.
The coalition, concerned about preserving New York’s evidence-sharing requirements—known as “Kalief’s Law”—warns that lawmakers and district attorneys are seeking to weaken critical aspects of the law. Such efforts, the coalition argues, could jeopardize New Yorkers’ Sixth Amendment rights to a fair and speedy trial.
