Murder charges dropped against Oxnard man after 11 years behind bars
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - An Oxnard man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of attempted murder more than a decade ago appeared in court on Monday for a life-changing ruling.
The day ended in tears as 32-year-old Ignacio Ixta Jr. learned he was being released from jail.
Ixta was convicted by a jury trial in 2010 for attempted murder and related felonies in connection to a December 2009 shooting.
However in 2020, the Ventura County District Attorney s Conviction Integrity Unit learned that four search warrants involving one of the prosecution’s key witnesses had not been provided to their office with Ixta’s case materials.
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