Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape and Assault |
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Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
1996 |
Year Convicted: |
1997 |
Year Cleared: |
2006 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Lake |
City of Crime: |
Clearlake |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Arvind Balu and Brendan Loftus were codefendants wrongly convicted of charges related to the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Clearlake, California on July 5, 1996." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
21 |
Age When Released: |
23 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Balu v. Lake County, No. C 08-3014 SI (N.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2008)" |
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https://casetext.com/case/balu-v-lake-county-2 |
Information Source 2: |
"People v. Balu (Dec. 7, 2000, A085440) (Calif. Ct. of Appeals)" |
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