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Puracal
Innocent American imprisoned in Nicaragua, defenders say
The entire basis of the case against Jason [was] 'He must be guilty because look how much money he has in his bank accounts'
-California Innocence Project director Justin Brooks
By Ashley Fantz, CNN
February 16, 2012
Jason Puracal, a 34-year-old American, is seen in this image shot last year, imprisoned in Nicaragua.
(CNN) -- Since la...
Proving Innocence
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KPBS-“Bonnie Dumanis and the District Attorney's Office
will review cases with us – and will consent to testing, for example. But in most other jurisdictions, they fight us on everything, even getting into the evidence room….It’s just about ego….They don’t want us to come in and undo their work….It’s, ‘I wouldn’t have prosecuted this guy if he wasn’t guilty, so what are you doing here showing...
Atkins DNA News
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SAN DIEGO -- A man who spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit finally met the people behind the technology that helped set him free.
Herman Atkins has been out of prison for 10 years, and he is now dedicating his life to helping others who have been wrongly convicted.Atkins was invited to speak at Life Technologies, a bio-tech firm in Carlsbad, whose DNA testing kit playe...
Madrigal News
Incarcerated for Nine Years After Wrongful
Conviction, Rafael Madrigal, Jr. finally able to
move on two years after California Innocence Project
helped prove his innocence...
FULL STORY
SAN DIEGO, August 8, 2011 – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe ordered the dismissal of criminal charges against Ontario resident Rafael Madrigal, Jr. on July 29. The judge’s order came aft...
NBC News 2011
NBC News reports how the wrongfully convicted
have found help from the California Innocence
Project for over 11 years.
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Wrongly Convicted Find Helping Hand | NBC San Diego
Herman Atkins News
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His peers are wearing flip-flops and hoodies with
screen-printed California license plates that read, “XONR8.”
But Herman is twenty years older than his classmates.
He wears glasses, has a Bluetooth on his ear, and a briefcase in hand.
His voice is soft and steady. At first glance, one might mistake him
for an auditor or accountant. His demeanor is anything but that of the
bitter, anxious ma...
screen-printed California license plates that read, “XONR8.”
But Herman is twenty years older than his classmates.
He wears glasses, has a Bluetooth on his ear, and a briefcase in hand.
His voice is soft and steady. At first glance, one might mistake him
for an auditor or accountant. His demeanor is anything but that of the
bitter, anxious ma...
Cole News
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John J. Cheroske granted a motion by Christopher Plourd and the California Innocence Project to dismiss charges against
Reggie Cole
, 14 years after he was sentenced to life without parole for the shooting death of Felipe Angeles in 1994. The request came after years of investigation by attorney Plourd and the California Innocence Project, who together un...
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Annual CIP Dodgeball Tournament
DODGEBALL 2012 IS HERE!
Dodge, Dip, & Dive into our tournament...
Date: Monday, March 19, 2012
Time: Door Open at 6:00 p.m.
Tournament Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Location: INCAHOOTS 5373 Mission Center Road, San Diego
Admission: CWSL students with student ID $5
General Public $10
All proceeds benefit the work of the California Innocence Project
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Puracal
Client: Jason Puracal
Convicted of: Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Organized Crime
Date of Conviction: August 29, 2011
Sentence: 22 Years
Country: Nicaragua
Facts: Jason moved from Seattle to Nicaragua in 2002 to serve in the Peace Corps. After his service, he stayed in the country and eventually bought a local RE/MAX franchise where he had been working as a sales agent.&...
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Atkins
IN LITIGATION...
Client:
Timothy Atkins
Convicted of: First-degree murder
Date of Conviction: July 28, 1987
Sentence: 32 years to life
Facts: Timothy Atkins was convicted of a first-degree murder that happened during the commission of a robbery. Witnesses testified that Atkins had made statements admitting to the killing. One of these witnesses was a jailhouse informant; another witnes...
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Richards
IN LITIGATION...
Client: William Richards
Convicted of: 1st Degree Murder
Date of Conviction: 1997
Senten
ce: 25 Years to Life
Facts: Williams Richards returned home from work in August of 1994 to a nightmare. His wife Pamela was laying on the front yard; she had been bludgeoned and strangled to death. William frantically called 911. The police did not respond, so he called a second time...
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Roberts
IN LITIGATION...
Client: Horace Roberts
Convicted of: Second Degree Murder2nd Degree Murder
Date of Conviction: July 16, 1999
Sentence: 15 Years to Life
Facts: Around midnight in April 1998 Horace Roberts was waiting for his girlfriend and co-worker Terry Cheek to pick him up so they could drive to work together. Terry had Roberts’ only vehicle, his truck. When Cheek didn’t ...
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