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CalVCB approves $1.485 million award to man the court found factually innocent

5428040 · July 17, 2025
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The board adopted a hearing officer’s proposed decision awarding $1,485,120 to Humberto Duran after a court found him factually innocent of 1994 murder and attempted murder convictions.

SACRAMENTO — The California Victim Compensation Board on July 17 adopted a hearing officer’s proposed decision awarding $1,485,120 to Humberto Duran, an individual whose 1994 convictions for murder and attempted murder were vacated after habeas relief and a court finding of factual innocence.

Chief Counsel Kim Gutierrez presented the item as a Penal Code section 4900 claim under the process for compensation of erroneously convicted individuals; she said the court found Duran factually innocent within the meaning of Penal Code section 1485.55. The…

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