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In October, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office conceded in a 10-page letter that there was evidence of “actual innocence.” A day later Jacke overturned Duran’s conviction.

But before agreeing to the defense team’s request to have Duran formally declared innocent — a finding that clears the way for state compensation for the years he spent wrongly imprisoned — prosecutors wanted to investigate further. Earlier this month, the D.A.’s office filed a letter agreeing with Baca’s request.

“While justice often arrives at arrest, conviction and sentencing, there are cases where justice has to set aside a conviction,” Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman told the court Friday, thanking his prosecutors and the diligent work of Duran’s defense team.

“It’s a pleasure to be here,” he said. “We don’t get too many days like this.”

Duran is the third person found factually innocent of murder since Hochman took office last year.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250421121217/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/his-lawyers-said-he-was-framed-after-3-decades-in-prison-a-judge-just-declared-him-innocent

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