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Daniel Saldana, 55, was wrongfully convicted of attempted murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle 33 years ago and has now been exonerated and freed after a thorough review of the case by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Conviction Review Unit. New evidence, including 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.
Rapper Tory Lanez has been denied a motion for a new trial by a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday, and is now facing sentencing for the three felonies he was convicted of in December for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and wounding her. The maximum sentence for the charges is 22 years and 8 months in state prison, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has said that it will not seek the maximum sentence. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 23, 2021.
Dr. James Heaps, a former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually abusing female patients. Heaps had pleaded not guilty to 21 felony counts in the sexual assaults of seven women between 2009 and 2018, and was ordered to register as a sex offender. The case has prompted the university to make nearly $700 million in lawsuit payouts and to create a new Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to better protect students.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has accused Stephan Gevorkian, 44, of Studio City, of practicing medicine without a license on thousands of patients for several years. Gevorkian is facing five felony counts and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. The District Attorney's Office is asking anyone who may have received medical advice or treatment from Gevorkian to contact them.
Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Edward Bronstein, who died in 2020 after being restrained by multiple officers while they attempted to take a blood sample. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has stated that the officers had a legal duty to Bronstein and that their failure was criminally negligent, leading to his death. If convicted, the officers and nurse could face up to four years in prison.
On March 1, 2023, Maurice Hastings was declared factually innocent by a judge in Los Angeles after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The decision was made at the request of prosecutors and his lawyers from the Los Angeles Innocence Project, and his conviction was vacated in October of the same year. His lawyers expressed their gratitude for the judge’s decision, noting the importance of the work of the Innocence Project and the need for reform in the criminal justice system.
Carlos Medina, 61, has been charged with the murder of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, with a special allegation of using a firearm in the commission of the crime. Investigators have rejected Medina's claim that the bishop owed him money, and he is facing 35 years to life in prison if convicted. He is currently being held without bail and is expected to appear in court soon.