Case Dropped Against Son in NY Murders

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For those of you familiar with this case through the CourtTV shows about it:

Case Dropped Against Son in NY Murders
Published: 1/2/08, 7:05 PM EDT

By FRANK ELTMAN

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) - A man who spent 17 years behind bars for killing his parents will not face a second trial after his conviction was overturned by an appeals court, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

"It is no longer possible to reasonably assert that the case ... would be successful," Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told The Associated Press before publicly announcing his decision.

He said his office will formally drop the indictment Jan. 18 against Martin Tankleff in the 1988 deaths of Arlene and Seymour Tankleff.

Tankleff, who initially confessed to detectives but quickly recanted, said Wednesday he was grateful and "relieved."

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