jessie rodriguez conviction overturned
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Murder Conviction Overturned After Court Determines Teen Was Coerced by LAPD
A teenager’s murder conviction was overturned Friday by a federal appeals court, which ruled that the Los Angeles Police Department violated the teen’s rights by denying his request for a lawyer and forcing him into a confession. The Los Angeles Times reports that Jessie Rodriguez was 14 years old in 2005 when the LAPD questioned…