John Edward Smith, 38, is expected to be released after serving 19 years in prison Monday afternoon. Prosecutors are not expected to oppose Smith’s petition for release in the hearing before a California Superior Court judge. Smith has been represented by pro bono attorneys from Innocence Matters (here). Attorney Deirdre O’Connor formed the group after becoming convinced Smith was innocent of the 1993 drive-by shooting in Los Angeles that killed one man and injured another.
Smith was convicted on the testimony of a sole witness, who has recanted. “I never got a good enough look to ever make an ID of the shooter,” Landu Continue reading
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