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Tuckett v. State of New York

Year
2025
Where
New York Court of Appeals
Source
CourtListener
Evidence
1
What the record says

New York Court of Appeals issued an opinion on May 22, 2025 that deals with an innocence claim. From the opinion: “…allegation of sexual abuse. With this newly discovered evidence in hand, Tuckett moved to vacate his judgment…”

From the court opinion on CourtListener. An innocence claim being argued is not a finding of innocence. Records change. The source is the authority.

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