Reggie Cole: Out of prison, but still in legal limbo
Reggie Cole finally has his day in a Compton court where a judge is hearing the facts about his murder case that he hopes will find him factually innocent. Released from prison in 2011 for a crime he says he did not commit, Reggie Cole is still struggling with his past, his guilt and a journey that now includes fatherhood.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole covers his face while he listens to testimony in a Compton court.
Reggie Cole spends a lot of time in a motel room with his dog while he waits to see his daughter and sister.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole and his dog in the motel room he calls home.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole is still struggling with his past, his guilt and a journey that now includes fatherhood.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole gets emotional when he recounts some of the stories surrounding his legal problems.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)As Obie Steven Anthony III address the media ioutside the Compton Courthouse in 2015, Reggie Cole, center is supported by family and Paige Kaneb, right, of the Northern California Innocence Project.
(Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole waits for his daughter before driving her to daycare.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole drives to his motel room after dropping his daughter at daycare.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole gets his daughter, Jordan, ready for school in the morning.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole kisses his daughter Jordan’s cheek while she gets ready for daycare in the morning.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole helps his daughter brush her teeth before daycare.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Reggie Cole eats a fast food breakfast with his daughter, Jordan, before daycare.
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