Timothy Cole returns to court Famiymem- bersofthelate “reothy Cole are ‘orn before sng testimony Thursdayn us thvFromlaftare Cole's rather, Fb Cole Ses ‘son, brothers Coy Session, andRegge Ken- ra, Ul man wrongly convicted of rape seeks exoneration = AUSTIN — Lubbock police and_proseeutors ignored clear “SocMTEDESS warnings that they pursued the wrong suspect more than 20 yeais ‘ago in a rape ease that ultimately Jed to an innocent man's dest, altorneys seeking the convicts fexoneration fold an Austin judge fon Thursda, "The ease of Timothy Cole, sen tence in 1886 to 25 years in prs- on bya Lubboek jury fora rape he dic not commit, returned to court hundreds of miles from where it ‘began Hs family, and the woman who for decades believed Cole hhad raped. her, tested in his defense to attorneys Jeff Black Dura and Barry Seheck ofthe In nocence Project as they described problems with Cole's emergence a a suspect, supporting evidence and the county’ handling of his fase after conviction ‘The Ianoeence” Projec,@ on profit dedicated to clearing ‘wrongfully convicted prisoners, Sought the hearings fo ask the Judicial branch t0 clear Cole's SEEDNA, PAGE ATDNA: Cole family hears from Lubbock County officials for. “first time rout rae Tat was hs desi Ray St the ug af et ‘ing hats mathe mated aaron reer Haircare fercheaingta ae Sideoltectyandeapet hr ier oe Bensaheratte pera aeaipemen Heveneaet ea pea son at pareieltairs rae meres Seismemne ete ieiccete Tve gone over my head a million times, How could I hace misidentified him? That's all I remember think- ing because that's what's going to get this guy in prison ‘ aeeestn imocipter bal colt ee he isin fom Snes cae aunt an nie start pace overeat iets ead ke Ware, est {neg eit sn an expert wt netheCaes Much the prt ase sist Cle ed on ‘Wen yee aa the "See bl returned, agua sd rine eo a Wind her Satie rome ne ne eat rence Bl Bo he fice oth he woe a donc nye “tv pate ry ed ai tin ies ow ol ae Iino, ne she ys etre ne ering That ‘remember tna heme ihe a Bet the pin apd nec ‘ies atin oe nf Coley he imp ‘Scour ett een im tesimen stowed, alin fe {Sibed he hock ast sprig ‘ft ene ie oi Pale ahd pts susp, {ntoletond npr ‘edn ead ht be ‘alt rape ee She bea one inher ‘um vere eh il Ives Geo Wine tne tert ae sblestted shi ol ad sot ths tice ste snd ae Innere thio ‘tate Shoal he raed “Its ical a ie rr ie a reset othe hearin dit etre call force Pedy ees ay Sens, aes Younes, yet a ere hang ‘Sathebenoe edo ta ‘seri bre and on ‘Siever nh te emo Shh dite torre atc ena ‘tr Teaming tat Cle ded ‘Seneace handed dow ‘iy tat Te yb et fear let Pom xy Laos (nyse pt preset Sn el a ine rs County Dt sage tet pt aa "bere coward” sa. tary jet Blin sd eee Si Jie ob Darrel, he ini i ey ime hed Sa pe and chanse ison y ih old Dams tT wk tere ome aye cuit rer all {fa aod an ee end tetris and Wa wh abe Se a te ry ast wal tlre he argh Soumya fee ae sts poe Meal a gh tna et owe fa stn alin he Wea ‘as vetmons nsconeoenpiy ohapaar TinCan to tou the ee ote sin es ar. fens age Satine sens ‘Doot feel yd ada asec sve, Tesunany termes eye