| Rene | Landa |
| Type: | 3rd Striker | Sentence: | 27 years to life |
| For | stealing a spare tire |
| Type: | Date: | Strike(s): |
| Current | 01/01/1995 | Petty Theft w Prior |
| Prior | 08/25/1972 | Residential burglary |
| Prior | 05/23/1986 | Residential burglary |
| Race ethnicity: | Hispanic-Mexican |
| Physically disabled: | N/A |
| Mentally disabled: | N/A |
| History of suffering from substance abuse: | Yes |
| Marital status: | Girlfriend |
| No. of Children: | 0 |
| Highest ed level: | 10th |
| Military service: | N/A |
| Employed at time of current conviction: | N/A |
| Paraphrased summary of comments made by prisoner and/or others: |
| Current conviction was for stealing a spare tire (apparently from a sheriff working at Huntington Park). |
| Quotes: |
| "My case in its entirety was a set up. Starting from arresting officer to the end. I was literally run over by the injustices of the |
| system. First of all my original arrest was under the influence of drugs, and a parole hold. I agreed to drug test which |
| apparently came back clean. And I was not on parole. An hour after my arrest, they rolled in a tire and said I stole it. I |
| immediately new I was doomed because the victim happened to be a sheriff working at Huntington Park court house who |
| mysteriously found a tire." "The jury was definitely not of my peers . . . As a result 27 - life." |
| Prisoner believes he or she was wrongfully convicted: | Yes |
| Reason(s) for wrongful conviction, if applicable: |
| Fabricated evidence |
| Verification available/done on this story: |
| Signed media info. Sheet |
| Transcripts (partial) |
| Response letter received |
| Letter from prisoner |
| Sentencing memorandum by DA's office |
| Letter from prisoner |
| Probation report |
| Response letter sent |
| People available to contact about story: |
| Attorney |
| Attorney--Appellate |
| Wife |