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CalVCB adopts $1.485 million compensation award for Humberto Duran after court vacates convictions
Summary
The California Victim Compensation Board on July 17 adopted a hearing officer’s proposed decision awarding $1,485,120 to Humberto Duran under the board’s process for wrongly convicted individuals, following a court finding of factual innocence under Penal Code section 1485.55.
SACRAMENTO — The California Victim Compensation Board on July 17 voted to adopt a hearing officer’s proposed decision awarding $1,485,120 to Humberto Duran, an individual whose 1994 murder and attempted‑murder convictions were vacated after habeas relief in 2024.
Chief Counsel Kim Gutierrez presented the matter as a Penal Code section 4900 claim arising from the court’s factual‑innocence determination under Penal Code section 1485.55.…
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