On March 26 ,2021 the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) released the first-ever report on the decades-long impact of the trial penalty in New York State, entitled ‘The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack’. The first of its kind in the State, it includes statistical analysis of the prevalence of the trial penalty, personal stories demonstrating how the issue impacts all New Yorkers by effectively removing a critical check on the state’s justice system, and recommendations for how policymakers and prosecutors can reverse this trend and protect New Yorkers’ constitutional rights.
Donald M. Thompson provided key contributions to the report including client testimonials, personal data, and experience handling felony-level offenses and the prevalance of the ‘trial tax’ throughout his 35 years of experience.
You can find the report by clicking here
