California Central District Judge Jesus Bernal threw out former defendant Roger Parker’s case against ex-Riverside District Attorney Paul Zellerbach on Aug. 21.
Parker had been held in jail on suspicion of murder for four years—including six months after the District Attorney’s Office found a recorded jail call in which another man admitted to the murder.
Parker accused Zellerbach and three members of Zellerbach’s administrative staff of holding charges against him to boost their case resolution numbers and better Zellerbach’s chances of reelection.
He had argued a violation of his right to evidence of his innocence, meaning the jail call confession, with additional arguments that Riverside County was liable for
