Snyder before her campaign began (and before the Legislature changed the laws last year) found that changing the laws was a potent issue among voters. SCORECARD - The Rockefeller laws are highly unpopular in many areas of New York a poll commissioned by Ms. But her reported opposition to changing the laws is hard to evaluate without information about when the meetings occurred and what the proposals in question were. Hamann, whom he mentions, has long been Mr. He is indeed a high-level official in the criminal justice system. The mystery man spoke to a reporter on the condition that his name not be revealed, because people in his position are not supposed to be involved in politics. Robert Morgenthau's office, through his representative, Kristine Hamann, was a key part of that effort." Morgenthau's office was instrumental in opposing Rockefeller drug reform. I view it as my responsibility to report the facts of what took place at meetings where a representative of Mr. THE SCRIPT - In an electronically altered voice, the mystery man on the screen says: "I'm a high-ranking law enforcement official in New York State. Morgenthau and the words "After 30 years, it's time to hold him accountable." Law Enforcement Official." The ad ends with a jerky, blurry shot of Mr. He is identified as "Anonymous" under a red line are the words, "High-Ranking N.Y. Who is accountable for the slow pace of reform?" Against a red curtain, a dark figure appears, with his face blacked out like a secret informer on a television newsmagazine. White lettering on a black background says, "Thousands of New Yorkers are locked up unfairly due to the Rockefeller drug laws. ON THE SCREEN - A crossing signal displays the "Walk" icon (a little white stick figure), then changes to the "Don't Walk" icon (a red hand). The commercial, called "Anonymous," is running on Time Warner Cable. It also allowed those who had been convicted of the most serious felonies and sentenced to the longest prison terms to ask a judge for a new sentence. Last year, the State Legislature reduced the minimum sentences for drug offenders. These laws, enacted in 1973, impose long mandatory prison sentences on anyone, even a first-time offender, who is caught with a certain amount of drugs. Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, his Democratic primary opponent, Leslie Crocker Snyder, unveiled a new advertisement yesterday that contends that his office thwarted efforts to change the Rockefeller-era drug laws.
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