Where do I find an attorney for a cold case murder file?

Question

Friend, left to attend to his failing Mother. He went out, took his usual Karate class, went to his friends home. Drank too much, went home. His Mother wanted to know what he had learned karate class. He was showing her when the kudo stick hit a ceiling fan that took the stick out of his hadn and flew towards Mom. She hit her mouth on the table. Her mouth bleeding she got to the bathroom where she fell on the tub hurting herself more than before. He heard her fall. He was too drunk to help and passed out. When he awoke the morning, she had passed away in her sleep. He was sentenced to 14 years after taking the Alfred plea. He just went to court and was classified as a slayer. Unfourtantly he is an heir. His mother owned lots of Federal land in two other states. I, a personal representative to the estate sold their home. He represented himself without counsel. The county we live in knew this family for many years. His sister has been awarded all there was. He can appeal the courts decision but not without counsel. Can anyone help? This has been a nightmare for the family.

Answer 1

This doesn't sound like a cold case murder file: it sounds like you're saying he was not guilty, or perhaps guilty of negligence only, and was wrongfully convicted, and now his sister is getting everything. You may be able to find legal assistance through a nearby university with a law program -- sometimes the students work in clinics to learn the law. You can also try legal aid offices. The American Bar Association has a website that will help: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/faq_freehelp.cfm. I also know two women who learned fund raising and went to law school to get their mother freed from prison after she was wrongfully convicted. Try this website too: http://truthinjustice.org/index.htm.
Good luck!