2aguy
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Expect more of this, and because of this, you will see more criminals going free.......... the democrats want to expose the witnesses to the criminals they are trying to put in jail.....
We don't have gun crime in the U.S. because of guns.....we have gun crime in the U.S. because of the democrat party policies on crime and criminals
Witness Against MS-13 Murdered After Identity Released To Defense
New Cassel, NY – A man who was scheduled to testify against MS-13 gang members was murdered outside his home because of New York’s new criminal justice reforms that now require prosecutors to turn over witnesses’ names 15 days ahead of trial.
Although many people have been focused on the failure of the new bail reform laws the state put into effect that are releasing violent and repeat offenders back onto the streets without bail, the changes to New York’s discovery law have just as dire consequences, The New York Times reported.
New York had been one of 10 states that allowed prosecutors to withhold a witness’ identity from the defense until the eve of trial.
But under new laws, key witness and evidence must be shared within 15 days of a suspect’s arraignment.
There are exceptions to the rule – a judge can shield witnesses’ identities with a protective order - but in the case of 36-year-old Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez, a judge ordered his identity to be revealed in December of 2019, according to The New York Times.
Rodriguez, in October of 2018, intervened when he saw two boys being threatened by members of MS-13.
The gang members then proceeded to beat the good Samaritan in the head with a bat and stab him repeatedly, The New York Times reported.
Officials said that despite having almost lost his life for a good deed, Rodriguez was willing to testify against his MS-13 attackers.
But then Nassau County Court Judge Helene F. Gugerty ordered that his identity be given to defense attorneys last month, effectively signing Rodriguez’s death warrant.
We don't have gun crime in the U.S. because of guns.....we have gun crime in the U.S. because of the democrat party policies on crime and criminals
Witness Against MS-13 Murdered After Identity Released To Defense
New Cassel, NY – A man who was scheduled to testify against MS-13 gang members was murdered outside his home because of New York’s new criminal justice reforms that now require prosecutors to turn over witnesses’ names 15 days ahead of trial.
Although many people have been focused on the failure of the new bail reform laws the state put into effect that are releasing violent and repeat offenders back onto the streets without bail, the changes to New York’s discovery law have just as dire consequences, The New York Times reported.
New York had been one of 10 states that allowed prosecutors to withhold a witness’ identity from the defense until the eve of trial.
But under new laws, key witness and evidence must be shared within 15 days of a suspect’s arraignment.
There are exceptions to the rule – a judge can shield witnesses’ identities with a protective order - but in the case of 36-year-old Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez, a judge ordered his identity to be revealed in December of 2019, according to The New York Times.
Rodriguez, in October of 2018, intervened when he saw two boys being threatened by members of MS-13.
The gang members then proceeded to beat the good Samaritan in the head with a bat and stab him repeatedly, The New York Times reported.
Officials said that despite having almost lost his life for a good deed, Rodriguez was willing to testify against his MS-13 attackers.
But then Nassau County Court Judge Helene F. Gugerty ordered that his identity be given to defense attorneys last month, effectively signing Rodriguez’s death warrant.
