Chronology of Legal Documents
January 2004
440 Motion, memorandum of law in support of motion to vacate conviction (Click here to read)
November 4, 2004
DA Affirmation in Opposition to 440.10 Motion (Click here to read)
Supplemental memorandum of Law (Click here to read)
January 6, 2006
Decision and Order Judge LaPera County Court Nassau County (Click here to read)
June 23, 2006
Federal Habeas Corpus petition (Click here to read)
September 11, 2006
Respondent's Answer, Affirmation and Motion in Support to Dismiss Motion (Habeas Corpus) (Click here to read)
August 14, 2007
Respondent Letter to Judge Seybert (Click here to read)
August 21, 2007
Respondent's Papers submitted to Judge Seybert (Click here to read)
September 9, 2007
Memorandum and Order: Judge Seybert Federal District Court (Click here to read)
October 3, 2007
Oral Arguments before Judge Seybert (Click here to read)
January 4, 2008
Memorandum and Order Judge Seybert Federal District Court (Click here to read)
Petition for Certificate of Appealability (Click here to read)
January 24, 2008
DA Opposition to Certificate of Appealability (Click here to read)
July 22, 2008
Certificate of Appealability (Click here to read)
November 2008
Federal Habe Papers submitted to Second Circuit Court of Appeals (Click here to read)
March 10, 2009
Brief for Respondents-Appellees, DA Opposition to Appeal Federal Habeas Corpus (Click here to read)
July 8, 2009
Oral Arguments before Second Circuit (Click here to read)
July 20, 2009
Supplemental Motion: Actual Innocence petition to Second Circuit (Click here to read)
July 29, 2009
People's Supplemental Brief to Second Circuit (Click here to read)
July 2010
Second Circuit Decision (Click here to read)
DA Kathleen Rice announces conviction review (Click here to read)
November 2010
DA Kathleen Rice announces "distinguished panel of experts" in conjunction with internal re-investigation (Click here to read)
March 2012
Friedman "standards brief" (Click here to read)
May 2012
Jesse Friedman appears before Review Panel (Click here to read)