Humberto Duran stood in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Friday morning, nervously shifting his weight. But as Judge H. Clay Jacke spoke, Duran slowly began to smile, soaking in the words he’d been waiting so long to hear.
“The facts support the inescapable conclusion that Mr. Duran did not murder Albert Gonzalez or attempt to murder Ms. Rivera-Ortiz, as he was not present at the crime scene and is innocent.”
Turning to face Duran, he added: “You are factually innocent.”…