On Monday, he was exonerated, as a state judge, his defense lawyers and the Onondaga County district attorney agreed that the case against him had been woefully flawed.
The attack took place when Ms. Sebold was a freshman at Syracuse University.
In her memoir, she writes that Mr. Broadwater and the man next to him looked alike and that moments after she made her choice, she felt she had picked the wrong man.
Fitzpatrick, who noted that witness identifications of strangers, particularly those that cross racial lines, are often unreliable.
Mr. Myers suggested they bring the evidence they gathered to a lawyer and recommended Mr. Hammond, who reviewed the investigation and agreed there was a strong case.