Edward Yumol Villanueva

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Charge:	Felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.33
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Year Convicted:	1996
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:	"Edward Yumol Villanueva, who pleaded guilty Nov. 7, 1996, to possession of a firearm by a felon. He was sentenced to two years in state prison and was on parole when his conviction was thrown out. LAPD officer Rafael Perez alleged in a July 1996 arrest report that he witnessed Villanueva put two guns in the trunk of a car. Perez later told investigators that he falsified the report."
Conviction Caused By:	Corrupt LAPD police officers.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"6 Convictions Are Voided in Scandal; Rampart: Prosecutions of the men were tainted by alleged police misconduct. Number of felony cases thrown out rises to 73, By Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2000, B.3"
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Edward Yumol Villanueva

Charge:

Felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.33

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1996

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:

Conviction Caused By:

Corrupt LAPD police officers.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"6 Convictions Are Voided in Scandal; Rampart: Prosecutions of the men were tainted by alleged police misconduct. Number of felony cases thrown out rises to 73, By Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2000, B.3"

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