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Massachusetts district attorneys warn new Rule 14 discovery requirements strain offices and risk case delays
Summary
The Massachusetts District Attorneys Association told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means that the SJC’s Rule 14 — demanding discovery be produced by the first pretrial conference — has sharply increased prosecutors’ workload, created overtime pressure and is driving requests for more staff, pay increases and IT modernization.
Leaders of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means that a recent change in discovery rules — Rule 14 — requires prosecutors to provide discovery to defendants by the first pretrial conference and is imposing heavy operational burdens on DA offices.
DA representatives said offices already face large caseloads and that many trial‑level prosecutors carry hundreds of matters. Boston DA officials said the new rule…
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