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Cooley Secures Rulings Granting Compassionate Release to Pro Bono Client, Overturning Second-Degree Murder Conviction

August 1, 2023

Cooley secured rulings on behalf of pro bono client Nakia Roy before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, granting him compassionate release and overturning his 2001 second-degree murder conviction.

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