On March 1, 2023, Maurice Hastings was declared factually innocent by a judge in Los Angeles after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The decision was made at the request of prosecutors and his lawyers from the Los Angeles Innocence Project, and his conviction was vacated in October of the same year. His lawyers expressed their gratitude for the judge’s decision, noting the importance of the work of the Innocence Project and the need for reform in the criminal justice system.
