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Horace Roberts won his freedom based on a review of forensic evidence that exonerated the Temecula man, who was 60 years old at the time he left prison. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA After a Temecula man served 19 years in prison for a murder he didn t commit, two men accused in the killing were ordered Tuesday to stand trial.
Googie Rene Harris Sr., 64, of Jurupa Valley and Joaquin Latee Leal, 54, of Compton, allegedly killed Terry Cheek more than two decades ago. On Tuesday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for the uncle-and-nephew duo.