Kevin Cooper’s claims that he’s innocent of the 1983 quadruple murder in Chino Hills, California, that led to his death penalty conviction have gotten the attention of everyone from New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to Pope Francis to Kim Kardashian.

On Friday, Cooper and his lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe appear to have grabbed the attention of the only person who really matters at this point in the case, with all of his appellate options exhausted: California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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