Los Angeles judge reverses 20-year-old murder conviction
CLICK HERE to read the story about Atkins’ release in the Los Angeles Times
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22, 2007– After serving more than 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Timothy Atkins’ conviction was overturned by Los Angeles Judge Michael Tynan who declared that “the [...]
Original defense attorney, now a judge, has doubts about decades old trial
More than 20 years ago, Timothy Atkins was convicted of murder after he was identified by a frightened woman who witnessed her husband being shot in the chest during an attempted carjacking. Now California Innocence Project attorneys are back in court, claiming new evidence [...]
