NY top court gives Jesse Friedman partial victory

Credit: Linda Rosier

Friedman’s Manhattan attorney, Ronald Kuby, called the decision “an emphatic triumph for the principles of open government” and the wrongfully convicted, who he said “will have a far easier task obtaining essential documents.”

His statement also called …

Jesse Friedman’s NYS appeals court date set

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Soury debated that claim, saying that the “Rice report” had made false allegations such as Friedman writing pornography while in prison and ignored “tremendous evidence” that contradicted the report. He also noted that five …

Justice for some, not all

This is a great interview with Deborah Esquenazi, director of Southwest of Salem, a documentary about the San Antonio Four, which will premier at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 15th. Deb explains how NCRJ Director Debbie Nathan …

Are we too hard on sex offenders? Lenore Skenazy on Emily Horowitz

“She’ll be reading from her book this Sunday night, June 7, at the Bluestockings bookstore, 172 Allen St., on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

“If you’re wondering what it looks like when an academic talks …

Jesse Friedman Deserves the Chance to prove His Innocence

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“From the beginning, the case was deeply flawed. The only evidence that Jesse and his father, Arnold, had abused anyone consisted of statements to the police by children and one of Jesse’s friends. Many of …

Jesse Friedman granted request for hearing

“In a decision Tuesday, acting state Supreme Court Justice Teresa Corrigan granted Jesse Friedman a hearing to determine whether he is actually innocent, saying the proceeding could be scheduled for early 2015. She also rejected Friedman’s bid to overturn his …

Scheck Has Second Thoughts About the Friedman Case

A post from Simple Justice, a Criminal Defense Blog.

The comments are worth reading as well.…

Scheck Takes a Different Tack in Friedman Case

Barry Scheck, a founder of the Innocence Project who has written the “book” on how to conduct post-conviction investigations, in a surprise move yesterday, submitted an affirmation supporting Jesse Friedman motion for a full-blown fact hearing seeking to overturn his …

Jesse Friedman Sues Nassau County DA

FROM: Lonnie Soury, Soury Communications, Inc. 212.414.5857, lsoury@aol.com

For Immediate Release

 JESSE FRIEDMAN SUES NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATHLEEN RICE FOR DEFAMATION

 Rice Knowingly Published False Materials Damaging to Jesse Friedman and Released Them to the New York Post and …

Jesse Friedman Appeals to Obtain Complete Criminal Case Files

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Jesse Friedman appeals to obtain complete criminal case files

Friedman pled guilty to numerous false charges of sexually abusing computer students in Great Neck, NY, 1988, at the height of the satanic ritual abuse panic. With the