Kash Register, center, begins to cry as he realizes he will be a free man. He is accompanied by lawyers Lara Bazelon, left, Laurie Levenson, second from left, and Adam Grant, right, with Loyola School of Law. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Wilma Register, center, mother of Kash Register, thanks Lara Bazelon, right, director of Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The law team for Kash Register celebrates in court. Herbert Barish, left, Lara Bazelon, second from left, Laurie Levenson, fourth from left, and Adam Grant, right. Register was cleared after being convicted in a 1979 killing. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
