Key takeaways:
- Daniel Saldana, 55, was exonerated and freed after serving 33 years in prison for attempted murder.
- New evidence, including new witness statements and evidence of Saldana’s alibi, had come to light that had not been available at the time of the trial.
- Saldana is now the longest-serving wrongfully convicted person in Los Angeles County to be exonerated.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced that Daniel Saldana, 55, had been exonerated and freed after serving 33 years in prison for attempted murder.
In 1990, Saldana was convicted of six counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle. He was 22 at the time of the shooting and worked full-time as a construction worker. The attackers had mistaken the six teenagers in the car for gang members.
Saldana was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison. However, after a thorough review of the case, the District Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit determined that Saldana had been wrongfully convicted.
The District Attorney’s office said that new evidence had come to light that had not been available at the time of the trial. This included new witness statements and evidence of Saldana’s alibi.
Saldana is now the longest-serving wrongfully convicted person in Los Angeles County to be exonerated. The District Attorney’s office said that they are committed to ensuring that justice is served and that wrongfully convicted individuals are exonerated.
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