A US man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed.
A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Cabanillas' case was reexamined by the Conviction Integrity Unit of the DA’s office, and last week a judge reversed his conviction, found him factually innocent and ordered his permanent release.Gerardo Cabanillas spent nearly 30 years in prison for a kidnapping, robbery and rape that he did not commit.
But they later expressed doubts in court and said they were pressured into identifying him, according to the California Innocence Project at the California Western School of Law, which represented Cabanillas.
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