A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn't commit has been declared factually innocent by a judge.
In this photo provided by the California Innocence Project, staff attorney Audrey McGinn raises her hand with Alexander Torres after he was released from a Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2021. A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn't commit has been declared factually innocent by a judge, authorities announced Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
"Torres was so young when he was convicted of a crime he did not commit. He deserves a chance to start to really live his life,” said attorney Audrey McGinn from the California Innocence Project. “I’m so excited to see Alex reunited with his family and loved ones.” Relatives testified that Torres injured his hand in the fight with Guitron several weeks earlier. At the time of the shooting, he had a broken finger and a cast on his arm from his elbow almost to his fingertips.
In 2006, however, a private investigator hired by Torres' brother interviewed the driver of the getaway car, who said Torres wasn't at the shooting scene and that another man committed the killing, according to a court filing.
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