New York Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make It Easier for People to Challenge Their Convictions

New York Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make It Easier for People to Challenge Their Convictions
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the media during a news conference in New York on March 13, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo
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ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely opposed by prosecutors.

The Democrat said the bill’s “sweeping expansion of eligibility for post-conviction relief” would “up-end the judicial system and create an unjustifiable risk of flooding the courts with frivolous claims,” in a veto letter released Saturday.