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Yates County public defender reports "significant uptick" in criminal cases

Yates County Legislature Human Services Committee · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Public Defender Matthew Tantillo told the Human Services Committee April 6 that his office has seen a "significant uptick" in criminal cases; his quarterly report was accepted as information by the committee.

Matthew Tantillo, Yates County Public Defender, told the Human Services Committee on April 6 that his office has documented a “significant uptick in criminal cases.” The committee accepted his grant-status and statistic reports as information.

Tantillo presented no formal motions or requests to the committee at this meeting; the report was entered for the record and will inform any future resource or staffing requests related to the county's prosecution/defense caseload.