Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
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Year Cleared: |
2000 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
City of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Octavio P. Davalos was wrongly convicted of a drug charge in Los Angeles. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 6 months in jail. On January 25, 2000 a Los Angeles Superior Court judge vacated his conviction because the evidence against him was tainted by allegations of misconduct by Los Angeles police officer Rafael Perez in the ongoing Rampart corruption scandal. " |
Conviction Caused By: |
Corrupt LAPD police officers. |
Innocence Proved By: |
"On January 25, 2000 a Los Angeles Superior Court judge vacated his conviction because the evidence against him was tainted by allegations of misconduct by Los Angeles police officer Rafael Perez in the ongoing Rampart corruption scandal. " |
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"10 More Rampart Cases Voided; Courts: All but two individuals were out on probation or parole, By Scott Glover and Matt Lait (staff writers), Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2000, p. B.1" |
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