Convicted Santa Clara County, California, jail guards Jereh Lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris
Appellate Court Vacates Murder Convictions for Three Ex-Sheriff’s Deputies in Inmate’s Death
2 August 2022
Three former sheriff’s deputies who are in a California state prison for killing a jail inmate have a new chance at freedom after an appellate court vacated their second-degree murder convictions. Jereh Catbagan Lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez and Matthew Thomas Farris will remain in prison as prosecutors decide whether to petition the California Supreme Court or retry them. The new Court of Appeals decision specifically invites them to do the latter, but only “on a valid theory or theories of homicide with a properly instructed jury” that considers each deputy’s malicious intent. That means under a new California law, the jury ...
Appellate Court Vacates Murder Convictions for Three Ex-Sheriff's Deputies in Inmate's Death
Three former sheriff’s deputies in prison for killing a jail inmate have a new chance at freedom after an appellate court vacated their murder convictions.
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