Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Gerardo Cabanillas

First NameGerardo
Last NameCabanillas
Year of Conviction1995
Year of Exoneration2023
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionCalifornia
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeRape
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeHispanic
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
  • Eyewitness
  • Informant
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Detective said defendant directed him to house where victim was attacked

● Described two attackers, one with a gun and one with a knife

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