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Assigned counsel and DA say Tompkins can absorb state discovery changes; an advisory appointment is approved
Summary
Assigned counsel warned May 27 that changes to New York State discovery requirements could have raised indigent‑defense costs substantially, but said the county can likely avoid a large budget hit because the district attorney’s office intends to continue timely discovery.
Assigned counsel and the district attorney addressed the committee May 27 about possible budget impacts from recent changes to New York State discovery requirements included in the state budget.
Assigned counsel presented a worst‑case budget scenario showing increased attorney time could add tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs depending on the hours per case. Using the committee presentation’s examples, an additional 2.5…
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