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Yvonne started a campaign on social media, Justice for Antonio and Jose, The Wrongfully Convicted.[/caption]
It has been almost six months since Yvonne Chavez confessed to Parriva: “I won’t rest until I see my brother free.”
Her ordeal continues. She has made phone calls, searched for public officials, and exposed the circumstances that led to her brothers, Antonio Chavez and Jose Beltran, being imprisoned—accused of a murder that Yvonne says was the result of coerced confessions by investigators and police.
Antonio ‘Tony’ Chavez, then 22, told his parents he was going to see his girlfriend; one of his friends, José Beltrán, accompanied him, and both ended up being accused and prosecuted for the murder of another young man. The police insisted it was a gang-related incident. However, in Yvonne’s eyes, with new witnesses coming forward, it has become clear that both young men were framed by the police—detectives fabricated evidence, manipulated testimonies, and ignored witness accounts that pointed to two other youths fleeing the scene as the true culprits.
The Los Angeles prosecutor’s office decided to reopen the case but, according to Yvonne, not much progress has been made due to delays and a shortage of personnel assigned to the task.
“Cases like those of Antonio Chavez and Jose Beltran have been pending for nearly four years without significant progress, causing profound emotional and psychological strain on those affected,” Yvonne writes in her petition to the authorities. She adds, “We, the undersigned, urge you to expand the Los Angeles District Attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) to better address the urgent needs of wrongfully convicted individuals. We commend your efforts, including the approximately 14 exonerations achieved thus far, which reflect a commitment to justice that surpasses previous administrations. However, we recognize that your office is currently facing a backlog of nearly 200 cases, far exceeding its capacity for timely review.”
With each passing day, Antonio and José lose more opportunities to live their lives, have their case objectively reviewed, and see justice done, regardless of the investigators' final conclusions.
Nothing is more deserving in this system than the proper administration of justice. Yvonne’s request carries these elements and must be taken into account.
24 Comments
It is time these boys get to go homebto be with their families after having so many years stolen from them!
I believe in criminal justice reform. Many innocent lives have been wronged by a broken system.
Please ens the nightmare for Antonio and Jose and their family. Their community and family miss and support them!
I am signing because I feel the justice system should be fair for all.
Everyone deserves a fair and speedy review after spending decades wrongfully imprisoned. Justice is long overdue
Everyone deserves justice and innocent people don’t belong in prison
My husband is also living through the mental torture of a wrongful conviction, so, based on extensive research, I am fully aware of how a corrupt system can force an unfactual conviction. There is and has always been black-and-white evidence that Jose and Antonio are innocent. We don’t allow murd3r in our society. It’s a crime to take someone’s life, and it should be considered the same when a DA’s office has stolen years of someone’s life by means of a wrongful conviction. The DA’s office bears the burden of righting this wrong and must be held accountable for its crime.
Fighting for wrongful convictions
Please bring Antonio and Jose homem our community deeply misses them.
I believe in Antonio’s innocence and the system failing to recognize an innocent men
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