As Martin Tankleff presses his case against Suffolk County and various detectives for their liability in his now-vacated convictions in the murder of his parents, a federal magistrate judge has decided he can include a claim that defendants failed to disclose a medical examiner’s doubts about the purported murder weapon.
Eastern District Magistrate Judge Anne Shields permitted Tankleff to amend his complaint so that he could allege a Brady violation now that fact discovery has concluded in the case.
