On March 14, 2011, the Los Angeles County Superior Court reversed Francisco “Franky” Carrillo Jr.’s 1992 conviction for the murder of Donald Sarpy, and ordered his release from incarceration pending the district attorney’s decision on whether to dismiss the charges against Mr. Carrillo, who has been behind bars for nearly two decades.

Prosecutors conceded that new evidence required the reversal and that it was unlikely they would seek to retry Carrillo.

Linda Starr, legal director of the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University and a member of Carrillo’s legal team, said, “Franky Carrillo is innocent and after nearly 20 years, his release is a victory for justice.”...Read more here