Maurice Hastings: Man wrongfully convicted gets name cleared
Maurice Hastings spent more than half of his life in prison. But on Wednesday, Hastings' name was officially cleared.
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Maurice Hastings spent more than half of his life in prison. But on Wednesday, Hastings' name was officially cleared.
Maurice Hastings spent more than half of his life in prison. But on Wednesday, Hastings' name was officially cleared.
Tests on DNA from semen found in the victim's mouth proved Maurice Hastings did not commit the crime.
Prosecutors will ask a judge to find that a man who spent 38 years behind bars for the 1983 abduction and murder of a woman in Inglewood is factually innocent...
DA Gascón said the finding will clear Maurice Hastings' name and pave the path for possible relief that could be sought in connection with his wrongful conviction.