Wrongly convicted man, Kash Register, released from prison after 34 years
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man imprisoned for more than three decades for a murder he always said he didn't commit walked out of Men's Central Jail on Friday.
Kash D. Register, 53, who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1979, was released after his conviction was overturned.
"I'm just at a numb feeling right now. It just hasn't really set in yet. I know it's real, but it just hasn't truly set in yet. It's a beautiful feeling though," Register told reporters as he got out.
It's a moment that his mother, 76-year-old Wilma Register, has been waiting for for a long time.
"That was victory. That was what I have prayed for, for the world to see that this is not the right man. The system can make mistakes, but nobody believes that until it happens to them," she said.
The victory came on Thursday in a Los Angeles Superior Courtroom. A camera captured the moment Kash Register heard the news he would soon be a free man, all thanks to the efforts of a handful of Loyola Law School students who worked tirelessly for more than a year to win his release.
"This man's life was at stake and even though we worked so hard, it didn't feel like it because we felt like we were doing something really important," said law student Aaron Elster.
The students are part of Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent, led by Professor Laurie Levenson.
"The only reason he was convicted was some witnesses lied and then the prosecution and police hid some valuable evidence," said Levenson.
Register was 18 years old when he was sent to prison. The evidence against him was an eyewitness who claimed he was the suspect in a robbery homicide. Fast forward 34 years, and it was testimony from the sister of the original witness that set him free.
"I just kept faith. I got acquainted with some nice people to help me legally. Once that happened, it took off. It took awhile, but it took off," said Register.
Register was up for parole 11 times. All he had to say was he was guilty in this crime, but he always maintained his innocence. He said he would rather serve time than say he was guilty for a crime that he did not commit.
This is from November, 2013 but in just heard about it this morning.
It's ? that this man could sit for 34 years. It should be against the law to wrongfully convict someone based on very little witnesses (in this case just ONE) and no evidence.
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34 years... im sure he has little to no education... dude should be paid handsomely but they'll probly olnly give him a mil before taxes
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Nah.... Kash Register isn't his real name... Can't be
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CashmoneyDux wrote: »Nah.... Kash Register isn't his real name... Can't be
He should be coming across some money because of this, then the name will really be something.
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Kash Register tho...
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The first year was their bad. The other 33 were to punish him for that name.
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that ? real name is kash register, ? hilarious
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I don't wanna hear ? about parents today giving their kids ? up names.
Kash Register....Kash D. Register with the D. What the hell type of name is that.
Also, he better get paid. All that missed time of his life is not coming back. -
Trill ? name
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Hopefully he doesn't have a ? bag ex wife waiting to sue him for that reparation money he's got coming.
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MF_Doomerville wrote: »The first year was their bad. The other 33 were to punish him for that name.
Wouldn't that most likely be his parent's fault tho? -
wait, how come i never heard anyone with the last name register??
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Straight kash ?
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Kash Register??????
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Loyola law school have freed more ? than the emancipation
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crazy
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Battle rap name .... or nah
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This man is owed millions sitting behind bars for 30+ yrs. This man's life is completely gone, then again he never really had a life at all. America's justice system needs to be seriously put under a microscope especially, after they let that rich kid get off for ? driving & killing them people.
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30 years...this ? missed out on ALOT of ? ...they owe him at least 10 million and a 5 year ALL DAY pas to the Bunny Ranch and every strip club, massage parlor and boot leg porn shop in Amerikkka...
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Shout out to my ? Kash Register,
Fresh home from beatin' that murda rap.. -
Man he might as well stayed in there or just become a rapper w/ a name like that
It ain't just Kash Register it's Kash D. Register prison OG -
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my ? KASH REGISTER HOME!!!
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He was in jail longer than Mandela
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? it.