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Manhattan DA reports on citywide case dismissal rates and concerns
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg provides citywide dismissal rate data and expresses concerns about the impact on specific case types, particularly domestic violence cases.
- Overall case dismissal rate increased from 42% in 2019 to 62% in 2023, a 48% increase
- Bragg highlights significant dismissals in domestic violence cases as a particular concern
- The dismissal of cases results in the termination of orders of protection, potentially endangering victims
Alvin Bragg
6:29:07
I can they essentially mirror in some regards.
6:29:13
I mean I've dug into parts of the Manhattan docket, example, domestic violence.
6:29:17
But just for context, since I have this in front of me if it's helpful, I'll say the overall case dismissal rate up from 2019 when it was forty two percent to sixty two percent in 2023, which is a forty eight percent increase.
6:29:35
And that we have it broken down into felony.
Robert F. Holden
6:29:37
But that's the best argument for changing the discovery laws and for funding more monies for your offices.
6:29:44
What are we doing in the other boroughs, though?
6:29:46
So it's around it's pretty high in Manhattan, obviously.
Alvin Bragg
6:29:50
Yeah.
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Our numbers are and I will endeavor to pull out the Manhattan numbers but we are seeing significant dismissals.
6:29:57
I am very concerned, in particular, about our domestic violence docket where we've seen significant dismissals.
6:30:06
And when the cases get dismissed, the order of protection goes away with it as
Robert F. Holden
6:30:10
well.
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Right.
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Right.
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So that, again, endangers a spouse or certainly the family.
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Anybody else on
Darcel Clark
6:30:18
Well, in The Bronx, in 2019, for the felonies, twenty six percent of the cases were being dismissed.