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Business groups mobilize behind Hochul’s reforms to evidence-sharing laws 
Business groups are mobilizing behind Gov. Kathy Hochul's push to change the state's evidence-sharing laws in order to prevent criminal cases from being dropped. The proposal, opposed by public defenders and some civil rights groups, is being viewed with skepticism by Albany lawmakers as they negotiate with Hochul before an April 1 deadline to include it in the state's budget.
UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says 
An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Survivor Advocacy Groups & Community Leaders Call On State Legislature To Pass Common-Sense Amendments To Discovery Laws To Ensure Offenders Are Held Accountable And Protect Survivors 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. said: “New York’s district attorneys stand with survivors of crime, including domestic violence and sexual assault, and urge the legislature to do the same by implementing necessary amendments to our state’s discovery statutes. I thank Kathryn Wylde and the Partnership for New York City, Judge Judy Kluger and Sanctuary for Families, and the many groups that joined together today to protect crime victims and communities while remaining the state with the most transparent laws in the U.S.”
UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says 
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Woman Who Killed Cousin with Autism After Torturing Him for 32 Days During ‘Bootcamp’ Learns Fate 
The victim, 15-year-old Jallen McConnie, died from “homicidal asphyxia” after being severely beaten on June 28, 2021, in his cousin Johnette Booker’s Manhattan home, according to a March 24 press statement from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
D.A. Bragg Announces Return Of Antiquities To Spain And Cyprus 
“I want to thank the prosecutors, investigators and analysts who helped return these extraordinary objects. We will not allow our borough to be a haven for looted and trafficked antiquities,” said District Attorney Bragg.

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