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Bronx DA reports on felony and misdemeanor dismissal rates
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Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark provides dismissal rate data for both felonies and misdemeanors in her borough, showing significant increases since 2019.
- Felony dismissal rates in the Bronx increased from 26% in 2019 to 44% in 2024
- Misdemeanor dismissal rates rose from 50% in 2019 to 73% in 2024
- The data demonstrates a substantial increase in case dismissals following discovery reform implementation
Darcel Clark
6:30:18
Well, in The Bronx, in 2019, for the felonies, twenty six percent of the cases were being dismissed.
6:30:27
And in 2024, it's now forty four it was forty four percent.
Robert F. Holden
6:30:31
So forty four.
6:30:32
So it's quite, you know and and again, it's not because the average was forty one percent before the discovery laws.
6:30:40
So if you if you did a lot better than that, then that then your office was, you know, doing their due diligence.
6:30:48
What what about this
Darcel Clark
6:30:49
Well, that's for felonies.
6:30:50
For misdemeanors, 50% were being dismissed in 2019.
6:30:56
That was before the
Robert F. Holden
6:30:56
death of And it's up to 73 And to me, let's say a victim of a crime, that would be outrageous that that person got away without even going to trial.
6:31:08
What about Staten Island?
6:31:09
Is it