In a filing this week, attorneys for Atwood asked the state Supreme Court to deny the AG’s request, saying their client has an active appeal.
“The court should put the brakes on this to prevent a miscarriage of justice,” said Attorney Joseph Perkovich. “At this point there are many unanswered questions in Mr. Atwood’s case that remain unanswered because of the pandemic.”
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