The district attorney's office said Dahl and her co-defendant were convicted based on a police interview with that used outdated methods of questioning
An innocent California woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a 1985 murder case will now be exonerated a decade after her death.The El Dorado County District Attorney's office on Friday said it filed a motion to vacate Connie Dahl 's 2005 manslaughter guilty plea for the death of Jane Hylton .Dahl was a co-defendant charged with Ricky Davis . Davis was exonerated in 2020.Watch previous coverage from sister station KCRA in the video player above.
'Mistakes were made, and it is my moral and ethical duty to acknowledge the error, take responsibility, and apologize to those affected.' The district attorney's office re-investigated the case and found DNA evidence that contradicted Dahls's confession. Prosecutors were able to find and convict the true killer, Michael Green, officials said.Dahl died in 2014 before the truth was revealed, the district attorney's office said.
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