Tankleff conviction overturned

In its decision, a New York appellate court said "(i)t is abhorrent to our sense of justice and fair play to countenance the possibility that someone innocent of a crime may be incarcerated or otherwise punished for a crime which he or she did not commit." Martin H. Tankleff had been in prison for 17 years for the murder of his parents in Long Island, a crime he says he didn't do. "The ruling, by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, was not only a vindication for Mr. Tankleff, but it also raised questions about police and prosecutorial methods in Suffolk County," says The New York Times.