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Santa Barbara resident tells council his son remains imprisoned over case tied to Rampart officer
Summary
At a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Manuel Valle of Santa Barbara spoke during public comment, saying his son is imprisoned after a case involving Rampart officer Rafael Perez and describing unsuccessful appeal efforts; he handed documents to Councilman Mike Hernandez for follow-up.
Manuel Valle, who identified himself as a Santa Barbara resident and the father of an incarcerated man, used the councils public comment period to urge action on a criminal case he said was affected by the Rampart scandal.
Valle told the council his son is in prison and linked the case to former Los Angeles Police Department officer Rafael Perez. Valle said he received a letter from the District Attorneys office — naming Julian Walker — advising him that he might file an appeal and that he subsequently filed one but that a judge denied it. "I got a letter from the DA's office of Julian Walker who works for, Garcetti about a year ago saying what what was going on with Perez and that I could file an appeal, which I did,"…
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