Huffington Magazine Issue 60 | Page 72

HUFFINGTON 08.04.13 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cousin recalls. “I didn’t do them. But he told me there was no way we could beat four armed robbery charges and also win the murder case. He said we needed to focus on the murder. So I pled guilty to the robberies. I wish I hadn’t. But I was 16. I was a child. You do what your attorney tells you to do.” Because of the robbery convictions, Cousin remained in prison until 2007. But he filed his lawsuit in 2000, from prison, hoping to collect under both municipal and personal liability. Cousin fir