Kash Delano Register

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Charge:	First Degree Murder and Robbery
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	34.58
Year Crime:	1979
Year Convicted:	1979
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Kash Delano Register was wrongly convicted in 1979 of first-degree murder and robbery in Los Angeles, California. Kash Register was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Register was released and the charges dismissed after more than 34-1/2 years in custody. Register filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and police officers involved in his prosecution. In January 2016 Los Angeles agreed to settle the lawsuit for $16.7 million. Register was represented in his civil suit by the New York City lawfirm of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP. Two of the partners in NS&B are Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, co-founders of the non-profit Innocence Project in New York."
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Defendant Aided By:	"Kash Register was represented in his civil suit by the New York City lawfirm of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP. Two of the partners in NS&B are Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, co-founders of the non-profit Innocence Project in New York."
Compensation Awarded:	"$16.7 mil. (City of Los Angeles, Jan. 2016)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	18
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"L.A. to pay $24 million to two men imprisoned for decades after wrongful murder convictions, By Emily Alpert Reyes and Matt Lait, The Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2016"
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Kash Delano Register

Charge:

First Degree Murder and Robbery

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

34.58

Year Crime:

1979

Year Convicted:

1979

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

"Kash Register was represented in his civil suit by the New York City lawfirm of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP. Two of the partners in NS&B are Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, co-founders of the non-profit Innocence Project in New York."

Compensation Awarded:

"$16.7 mil. (City of Los Angeles, Jan. 2016)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"L.A. to pay $24 million to two men imprisoned for decades after wrongful murder convictions, By Emily Alpert Reyes and Matt Lait, The Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2016"

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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wrongful-convictions-20160119-story.html

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