James Ochoa
Posted By The Editors | October 20th, 2009 | Category: Exoneree of the Week | Comments Off
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Three years ago this week, James Ochoa was freed from a California prison based on evidence of his innocence. Faced with a long sentence if tried and convicted, Ochoa pled guilty in 2005 to an armed robbery and carjacking he didn’t commit. He served 10 months in a California prison before a DNA database search matched evidence from the carjacking to another man, proving Ochoa’s innocence. Read more about his case.
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