Geraldo Cabanillas was promised probation if he confessed to a sexual assault he didn't commit when he was 18 years old. After 28 years in prison, Cabanillas has been freed after DNA evidence proved his innocence, officials announced Monday.
A man convicted of robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault has been released from prison after 28 years after it was determined he was wrongfully convicted, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Last week, the conviction of Gerardo Cabanillas was vacated after evidence was reexamined by the DA’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit. In […]
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 Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate Gerardo Cabanillas in a 1995 attack on a couple sitting in a parked car in the city of South Gate, the county district attorney's office said in a statement. 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.
US News: Gerardo Cabanillas, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery, and rape, has been declared innocent and released after DNA testing h