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9th Circuit strikes down felon's firearm conviction
Litigation
Jul. 1, 2003
Manson Family Member Seeks Parole, Files Civil Rights Suit
Irvine attorney Eric P. Lampel doesn't expect sympathy for his client Susan D. Atkins, a prisoner notorious for her participation in the so-called Manson Family killing spree.
But the life sentence Atkins began serving more than 30 years ago held out the possibility of parole, a possibility that is deliberately de...