Cannabis Driving Concerns Linger for New York DAs
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Brooklyn Assemblyman Revives Push For State Commission To Investigate Prosecutors
arrow Assemblyman N. Nick Perry at a criminal justice reform press conference in Brooklyn in 2020. Courtesy Assemblyman N. Nick Perry s Instagram
A new bill in Albany could resurrect hopes for an independent agency dedicated to investigating prosecutorial misconduct. The proposed commission would give New Yorkers a direct avenue for filing complaints against prosecutors and make its misconduct findings and investigative proceedings public. It would also send dismissal recommendations to the governor for prosecutors with substantiated misconduct.
Assemblyman N. Nick Perry, a Democrat representing East Flatbush and Canarsie, introduced the legislation earlier this month. “So many people have been wrongfully convicted and, alarmingly, so many of these wrongful convictions have been blamed on misconduct by the prosecutors,” Perry said. “It is extremely important that whe