Ajay Dev, who was wrongly convicted of raping his adopted daughter in 2009, had his conviction overturned by Judge Beronio, and now the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office must decide whether to retry the case or dismiss the charges.
Judge Janene Beronio granted Ajay Dev release on his own recognizance, overturning the conviction and setting aside the DA’s request for bail, and agreed to some of the DA’s conditions, but not others.
Ajay Dev’s conviction was overturned after 16 years due to a series of legal errors, mishandling of evidence, and newly surfaced facts that challenged the credibility of his accuser, highlighting the difficulties in undoing a wrongful conviction in California’s justice system.
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Janene Beronio granted habeas corpus relief to Ajay Dev, overturning his 2009 conviction for sexually assaulting his adopted daughter, and a bail hearing is scheduled for Friday.