Marsy's Law is an amendment to the state constitution that implements both existing and new processes in the criminal justice system as constitutional rights for people who identify as victims of crime. The proposal has the potential to significantly undermine the rights of people who are accused of crimes, as judges will have to weigh constitutional rights against each other.
Brad Winnick, chief public defender in Dauphin County and the president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and ACLU-PA's Elizabeth Randol joined the podcast to talk about the problems with Marsy's Law.
Contact your state senator and tell them to vote NO on Marsy's Law: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/pa-sb149-marsys-law?ms_aff=PA&initms_aff=PA&ms=190404_MarsysLaw_&initms=190404_MarsysLaw_&ms_chan=eml&initms_chan=eml&fbclid=IwAR394qy_459Du9_dzgYGSWN2HVGbRlEslVzaZI-rK8XUfwYnNE_tGI12dNc
You can read about ACLU-PA's opposition to the bill at this link: https://www.aclupa.org/our-work/legislation/bills/hb-276
PACDL's memo of opposition is available here: https://www.pacdl.org/files/Marsy's%20Law_pacdl_final_3_26_2019.pdf
