Martin Sheen Helps NY Guys Wrongful Conviction Bid

First Released: December 5, 2011 4:13 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Martin Sheen attends a press conference outdoors Manhattan Court Arrest, NY City, on December 5, 2011Martin Sheen is shining a spotlight on the NY criminals efforts to obtain his 1999 murder conviction tossed out. The actor became a member of a Manhattan news conference Monday after ending up in inmate Jon-Adrian Velazquez in a suburban prison. Sheen states he thinks Velazquez is innocent. He states the situation cries out for justice. Sheen known as his ending up in Velazquez inspiring. Velazquez was charged of fatally shooting upon the market officer Albert Ward within an subterranean betting parlor in 1998. Velazquezs lawyers say two key eyewitnesses have since recanted their identifications of him because the killer inside a situation without any physical evidence. Velazquez requested the Manhattan District Lawyers office in October to reinvestigate the situation. The DAs office didn't have immediate comment Monday. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.