A California man who spent 25 years in prison for a 1994 killing had his murder conviction dismissed Wednesday because the court said he didn't receive a fair trial.
A California man who spent 25 years in prison for a 1994 killing had his murder conviction dismissed Wednesday because the court said he didn’t receive a fair trial.
Arturo Jimenez, 44, had his case dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled, although the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office already had moved to dismiss the charges, Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen said in his decision. Jimenez was convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors said he shot a rival gang member, 14-year-old Hugo Colmenarez, during a confrontation involving 15 to 20 people at a Los Angeles gas station.
“Jimenez has always maintained that he was nearby when he heard the shots, drove his blue Blazer to see if anyone needed help, and when he got to the gas station, people jumped in his car through the open back window and told him to leave,” said a statement from the nonprofit Northern California Innocence Project, which helped represent him.
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