Current Cases
Working to free the wrongfully convicted.
Below are the cases the California Innocence Project is currently working on and has decided warrant filing appeals in order to seek the release of the defendant. For media requests regarding these cases, please complete the media request form found here. For a more detailed account of each individual case, click on the client’s photo.
Anthony Chairez
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: Attempted Murder, Aggravated Mayhem;
Sentence: Life plus 25 years
Years Served: 13 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $676,000 and counting
Suzanne Johnson
County of Conviction: San Diego
Wrongfully Convicted of: Assault on a Child Causing Death
Sentence: 25 Years to Life
Years Served: 13 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $585,000 and counting
Quintin Morris
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: Three counts of Attempted First Degree Murder
Sentence: 3 Life Sentences + 12 Years
Years Served: 17 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $765,000 and counting
Rodney Gupton
County of Conviction: Kern
Wrongfully Convicted of: Discharge of a Firearm at an Occupied Motor Vehicle; Assault with a Firearm;
Sentence: 15 Years to Life
Years Served: 14 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $644,000 and counting
Joann Parks
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: Three counts of First Degree Murder
Sentence: Life without Parole
Years Served: 19 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $855,000 and counting
Marilyn Mulero
County of Conviction: Cook (Illinois)
Wrongfully Convicted of: First Degree Murder
Sentence: Death, Commuted to Life Without the Possibility of Parole
Years Served: 23 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $1,242,000 and counting
Dolores Macias
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: Second Degree Murder
Sentence: 19 to Life
Years Served: 18 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $810,000 and counting
Jermaine Smothers
County of Conviction: San Diego
Wrongfully Convicted of: Murder
Sentence: 29 Years to Life
Years Served: 18 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $900,000 and counting
Kiera Newsome
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: First Degree Murder
Sentence: 60 Years-to-Life
Years Served: 12
Cost to Taxpayer: $540,000
Ed Contreras
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Wrongfully Convicted of: First Degree Felony Murder
Sentence: Life without Parole
Years Served: 15 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $675,000 and counting
Rodney Patrick McNeal
County of Conviction: San Bernardino
Wrongfully Convicted of: Two counts of Second Degree Murder
Sentence: 30 to Life
Years Served: 12 Years
Cost of Wrongful Incarceration: $540,000 and counting
Ramzi Badwi
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Convicted of: First Degree Murder, Burglary, Robbery
Sentence: Life without Parole
Year of Conviction: 1997
Jason Guzman
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Convicted of: Murder
Sentence: 25 Years to Life
Year of Conviction: 1997
Jason Walton
County of Conviction: Los Angeles
Convicted of: First Degree Murder, Attempted Murder
Sentence: 50 Years-to-Life
Date of Conviction: August 14, 2006