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Legal BriefsExperts Testify on Marty's "Confession" - 6/2/2002 
 Marty's Reply to DA's Opposition to New Hearing, Filed 4/16/04 
 Motion for Special Prosecutor 8/9/04 
 Reply on Special Prosecutor 8/26/04 
 Marty's "Final Argument" Brief filed 3/21/05 
 Supplemental Brief: Renewed Motion to Disqualify - 3/21/05 
 DA's final argument brief - 6/15/05 
 Creedon's Son's Affidavit - 7/28/05 
 Motion on Creedon's Son - 8/3/05 
 Affidavit of Daniel Raymond - 8/22/06 
 Final Reply Brief 8/29/05 
 Final Brief on Creedon's Son - 9/05 
 DA's Reply on Creedon's Son - 9/9/2005 
 Misconduct Motion Filed - 9/20/05 
 Judge's Conference Order on Creedon's Son - 10/3/05  
 DA's Legal Summary of Creedon's Son's Testimony - 12/23/05 
 Tankleff Legal Summary of Creedon's Son's Testimony 12/23/05 
 Tankleff Affirmation Charging Witness Tampering - 1/25/06 
 —DA's Response - 1/31/06 
 —Tankleff's Reply 2/1/06 
 440 Motion - 10/17/06 
 Marty's Appeal Brief Part 3 of 3 - 1/8/07 
 Marty's Appeal Brief Part 2 of 3 - 1/8/07 
 Marty's Appeal Brief Part 1 of 3 - 1/8/07 
 Former Prosecutors Amicus Brief - 1/8/07 
 Innocence Project Amicus Brief - 1/8/07 
 NACDL Brief - 1/8/07 
 False Confessors Brief - 1/8/07 
 Classmates Brief - 1/8/07 
 DA's Response to New 440s - 6/6/07 
 DA's DNA Response - 6/6/07 
 DA's Response to Amicus Briefs - 6/6/07 
 DA's Depraved Indifference Response - 6/6/07 
 DA's Appeal Response - 6/6/07 
 Depraved Indifference Reply - 6/20/07 
 Marty's DNA Reply - 6/20/07 
 Supplemental 440 brief - 7/3/07 
 Marty's Appeal "Rebuttal" - 7/10/07 
Media09.09.1988, Newsday: Deadly Temper Tantrum? 
 09.20.1988, Newsday: Twist in Tankleff Case? 
 09.30.1988, Newsday: Cops: 'Bagel King' Fled 
 10.08.1988, Newsday: Seymour Tankleff Dies of Injuries  
 10.13.1988, Newsday: School Bars Tankleff; Knife Threat Alleged 
 11.02.1988, Newsday: Tankleff Stands to Inherit Millions 
 12.13.1988, Newsday: A Child of Suburban Wealth 
 03.20.1989, Newsday: Sister: Cops 'Made' Tankleff Confess 
 06.08.1990, Newsday: Defining Double Murder 
 10.21.1990, Newsday: Debating a Defense That Won't Rest 
 06.29.1990, Newsday: Tankleff Is Convicted of Murder 
 10.24.1990, Newsday: Maximum for Tankleff 
 08.16.1992, Newsday: Tankleff Appeal: Murder Trial Unfair 
 12.29.1993, Newsday: Tankleff Conviction Upheld, 3-2 
 02.23.1994, Newsday: Tankleff Appeal Allowed 
 06.21.1990, Newsday: Clashing Portraits In Tankleff Trial 
 10.02.2003, Newsday: Relatives Back Tankleff 
 10.02.2003, New York Times: 15 Years Later, Pushing to Clear His Name in Murder of Parents 
 10.02.2003, AP: Attorneys: Son Not Guilty In 1988 Murder Of Parents 
 10.02.2003, Newsday: Relatives Back Tankleff 
 10.02.2003, Newsday: New Evidence in 1988 Slayings 
 10.02.2003, NY Times: 15 Years Later, Pushing to Clear His Name in Murder of Parents 
 10.03.2003, NY Times: Convict Was in Same Prison as New Witness in Killings 
 10.03.2003, Newsday: Family: New Evidence Proves Innocence 
 10.03.2003, CNN/CourtTV: Evidence Gives Hope to Man Convicted of Killing Parents 
 10.04.2003, Newsday: Denying Involvement 
 10.08.2003, Newsday: New Evidence Only A Step to New Trial 
 10.23.2003, Newsday: Tankleff Team Cites Conflict 
 11.04.2003, Newsday: Tankleff Witness Is Hurt in Jail Fight 
 01.08.2004, Newsday: Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Tankleff 
 04.04.2004, New York Times: Convicted of Killing His Parents, but Calling a Detective the Real Bad Guy 
 04.04.2004, New York Times: Questions About a Son's Guilt, and a Cop's Methods  
 04.14.2004, Court TV: Tankleff Still Blames Business Partner 
 04.16.2004, Newsday: Appeal Questions Role of Son and the Police in '88 Killing  
 04.16.2004, Newsday: Attorneys seek new trial for man convicted of killing parents 
 04.16.2004, Newsday: Son: Killer boasted 
 04.17.2004, New York Times: Son Jailed in Killings Says Another Man Admits to Crime 
 05.19.2004, Newsday: Judge orders hearing in Tankleff murder case 
 05.19.2004, Newsday: Judge agrees to hearing in LI son's bid for new murder trial 
 05.20.2004, New York Times: Judge Grants Hearing to Man Convicted in Parents' Murder 
 07.25.2004, Newsday: There are plenty of reasons to doubt Glenn Harris 
 12.05.2004, NY Times: Long Jailed in Killings Son Tells of Ordeal  
 01.25.2005, NY Law Journal: The Tankleff Matter 
 01.30.2005, New York Times: After 14 Years, Another Crack at Justice 
 02.08.2005, NY Law Journal: Final Evidence Heard In Martin Tankleff's Motion for New Trial 
 12.20.2005, New York Times: Youth Says Father Admitted Killing L.I. Couple in 1988  
 12.20.2005, Newsday: Teen: My dad, partner killed Tankleffs in 1988 
 10.05.2005, Newsday: Tankleff Evidence Cries Out for a New Trial 
 Awaiting Next Word in 17-Year-Old Murder Case  
 12.28.2005, Newsday: The Tankleff case: New testimony should make it easy for judge to decide about new trial 
 01.27.06, Newsday: Tankleff Lawyers Target Spota 
 02.19.2006, New York Times: Op-Ed by Marc Howard 
 04.19.2006, Newsday: Tankleff's Lawyers Move Ahead 
 04.21.2006, New York Times: Legal Network and Defense Lawyers Join Effort to Win Appeal for Son in L.I. Couple's Death 
 Tankleff case cries out for answers 
 Tankleff's Lawyers Fight Alibi 
 Will the Frame-up Hold Up? 
 'Accomplice' Recants Alibi 
 Tankleff's Bid for New Trial 
 Ex-Prosecutors Urge New Trial for Man Convicted of 2 Murders 
 Tankleff defense argues for 'relief' 
 Tankleff Legal Team Takes Bid for New Trial To Appellate Divisio 
 Appeals Court Considers Tankleff's Bid for New Trial 
 Convict Charges Cover-Up of New Evidence in Death of Parents 
 Tankleff defense: Two more say another man killed parents 
 Jailed 17 Years, Long Island Man Gets Second Trial 
 Triumph for an Inmate, and a Persistent Investigator 
 Appellate panel overturns Tankleff case conviction 
 Experts: 'No joy' for prosecutors if case retried 
 About a new trial, Tankleff kin say 'bring it on' 
 'FINALLY JUSTICE' 
 Court bounces case of Long Island man jailed 17 years for slayin 
 Tankleff Conviction Upset, Panel Orders a New Trial 
 New York man likely to be freed on bail after 17 years in prison 
 Lawyers: Tankleff home by New Year 
 Nearby residents agree with Tankleff trial ruling 
 Detectives Interrogation Tricks Under Scrutiny 
 DA agrees on Tankleff release until new trial 
 Overturned conviction leaves a murder mystery 
 With L.I. Murder Conviction Voided, the Same Old Question: Who D 
 After Half a Lifetime in Prison, an Inmate is Free for Now 
 Supporters cheer Tankleff's release on bail 
 Family welcomes Tankleff back to Long Island 
 Man Once Guilty of Killing Parents Freed 
 TANKLEFF IS FREE AT LAST 
 Tankleff watches sunrise, huddles with attorney 
 New York Is Said to Have Inquiry in Tankleff Case 
 Martin Tankleff's first day of freedom 
 Probe of Spota's handling of Tankleff intensifies 
 Tankleff investigator: Case "biggest" he's done 
 Ex-cop worked 8 years to free Tankleff 
 Could Martin Tankleff be the next Jeffrey Deskovic? 
 Tankleff case needs special prosecutor, not Spota 
 NY investigating DA's handling of 1988 murder 
 Marty Tankleff visits graves of parents 
 Spitzer should pick special prosecutor to look at other suspects 
 Tankleff Says He Relishes Freedom 
 20-year odyssey ends for man once convicted in parents' death 
 Juror says he hopes Tankleff cashes in 
 Tankleff: Find my parents' real killer 
 End of an Error 
 Tankleff, team push for videotaped confessions 
 Tankleff, witness meet for the first time 
 Juror says he hopes Tankleff cashes in 
 Martin Tankleff hugs Karlene Kovacs, the stranger who told of co 
 The System Worked? A Defender Begs to Differ 
 Editorial: Spota right to drop Tankleff charges 
 Daily News Editorial: Find Tankleff killers 
 Marty Tankleff was the key to his release 
 Con Basks in Slay Rep 
 True and Untrue Confessions 
 Cuomo named as special prosecutor in Tankleff murder case 
 Cuomo named special prosecutor in Tankleff case 
 New Probe in 1988 Murders After Release 
 New Tankleff Probe 
 Tankleff not off the hook, yet 
 Experts: Cuomo on case, but charges to be dropped 
 Justice Perverted 
 Cuomo could make splash with Tankleff case 
 Sources: Chief attorney to lead Tankleff probe 
 Tankleff case gets appeals expert 
 Free: Tankleff Pro Bono Effort Born of Ex-Classmate's Law Paper 
 AG's Chief Trial Counsel Prepares to Tackle Tankleff Murder Case 
 Cuomo's team takes Tankleff murder case 
 Tankleff faces new prosecutor in murder case 
 Man Freed After 17 Years in Prison Faces New Investigation in Mu 
 Next act begins in the Tankleff drama 
 The Names Stay Linked: 'Bagel King' and Tankleff 
 Free for Now, L.I. Man Aims for Law Degree 
 Martin Tankleff enrolls 
 Spota: Plan to tape interrogations spurred by jurors 
 Suffolk cop suspended over e-mail to Newsday 
 Editorial: Suffolk right to use videotape for interrogations 
 Videotape interrogations, confessions 
 New Grand Jury Is Impaneled in L.I. Murders From 1988 
 New grand jury weighs evidence in Tankleff murders 
 State attorney general's office gets extension in Martin Tanklef 
 Tankleff attends conference on wrongful convictions 
 Tankleff says he was in 'deep shock' after killings 
 Cop, half-sister, juror say '90 verdict was correct 
 Tankleff Awaits Decision on Future 
 Tankleff: Cuomo should reveal grand jury findings 
 Tankleff lawyers: Judge may have conflict of interest 
 Tankleff judge to recuse himself from motions 
 Insights, perspectives into Tankleff murder trial 
 Tankleff court date postponed to review new DNA tests 
 State Attorney General poised to tackle Tankleff case 
 Freed After 17 Years in Prison, L.I. Man Will Not Face New Trial 
 Tankleff supporters celebrate decision - mostly 
 For Tankleff, celebration tempered by sad realities 
 Where's the justice for Tankleff's parents? 
 Tankleff will not have to face new trial 
 Legal experts: Cuomo correct on Tankleff decision 
 No Retrial in 88 Double Killing on Long Island 
 Retired Suffolk detective convinced of Tankleff's guilt 
 Tankleff lawyers say new evidence proves his innocence 
 'One of the fortunate' 
 Perseverance and Chance Led to Reversal 88 Murders 
 Charges dismissed in Martin Tankleff murder case 
Additional InfoSIC Report 
 Family Statement (01/18/2008) 
 Tankleff Case Character Map (legal size - updated March 2005) 
 Corruption, Cover-up & Conflict 
 Marty's "Confession" 
 Steuerman's Missing Persons Report 
 Supplementary Police Report 
 Payment Demand Letter 
 Hearing Reports: 7/19/04 - 2/4/05 
 Professor Gershman on the Prosecutors 
 Why Do People Confess to Crimes They Did Not Commit? 
 "True Crimes, False Confessions" by Kassin & Gudjonsson 
 Marty's aunt's letter to the DA - June 2007 
 Tankleff Family Statement - September 7, 2005 
 Tankleff Family Statement - September 23, 2004 
 Tankleff Family Statement - September 7, 2004 
 Poster Boy Poster 
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