During the Spring of 2013, while the District Attorney’s internal “conviction review” had been underway for over two years, the Friedman defense team filed a freedom of information law request with the Nassau County District Attorney. The action was undertaken before (for two years) the DA conducted their review under a cloak of secrecy, refusing to follow “best practices” for conviction review transparency, and refused to even discuss what evidence was being considered for review.
FOIL Filing
Judge Winslow Decision (Transcript pdf)
Appeal to Appellate Division
Actual Innocence hearing Motion for Discovery
Motion for Discovery stayed (pending Appellate review)
Appeal to the NYS Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals ruling