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DESCRIPTION:Prominent San Jose Latino Family Holds Press Conference and Protest  to 
 Save Son from Unjustified Life Sentence\n\n    CONTACT: Rebecca Rivera 
 (408) 596-1192 // Raj Jayadev (408) 757-5875\n\n    What: Lead by the 
 Herrera family, a Latino family well known for their public service, Joshua 
 Herrera's mother, Rebecca Rivera, with the support of elected officials, 
 ethnic community leaders, and religious leaders will be making a public 
 appeal to save Joshua from an undeserved life sentence in prison. Joshua, a 
 24-year-old registered E.M.T. and Mission College student, has a sentencing 
 hearing on February 7th, 2008, and is facing a life sentence in prison due 
 to a misuse of gang enhancement laws, despite having no criminal history, 
 and in a case where no one was injured.\n\n    WHEN: Friday Feb.1st // 
 Public Gathering at 11:30AM // Press Conference Begins at 12:00PM\n\n    
 WHERE:  In front of the Hall of Justice (200 West Hedding Street San Jose, 
 CA 95110)\n\n    Background:  A young man with no criminal background is 
 about to receive a life sentence for his first offense in a case where no 
 one was hurt and the details surrounding this alleged crime are 
 questionable at best.  Joshua Herrera was charged and convicted with Home 
 Invasion Robbery in 2006 and although he never even entered the home, he 
 was charged under the Gang Enhancement Law as if he did. Joshua is a 
 nationally registered EMT and was two weeks away from completing his first 
 semester in the Fire Fighting Academy at Mission College when this incident 
 occurred. But despite these facts, Joshua was continually referred to by 
 the District Attorney's Office as a "hardened gang member" irrespective of 
 the fact that he has no criminal background, no history of violence and not 
 one Field Identification Card in the records of the San Jose Police 
 Department to label him a gang member.  As Rebecca Rivera says, "What is 
 happening to Joshua is happening to young Latino men all over the County. 
 The D.A.'s office is discriminately labeling our youth as hardened gang 
 members, and sending them to prison for years, and it can no longer be 
 tolerated and must come to a stop."\n\n    KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:\n    
 Rebecca Rivera: Mother of Joshua Herrera\n    Manuel Herrera: Trustee for 
 the East Side Union High School District\n    Esau Herrera: Attorney at law 
 and former board member with the East Side Union High School District and 
 the Alum Rock Board of Trustees\n    Sam Herrera: Pastor Jubilee Church 
 Minister\n    Joel Herrera: Former Principal at Evergreen Valley High 
 School Administrator at Oak Grove School District\n    Humberto Herrera 
 Jr.: Administrator at the Alum Rock School District\n    Assembly Member 
 Joe Coto: (Has already sent letter of support, waiting for confirmation)\n  
   Patti Cortese: Evergreen Community Leader\n    City Councilmember David 
 Cortese: (Has already sent letter of support, waiting for confirmation)\n   
  Richard Konda: Coalition for Justice and Accountability and Asian Law 
 Alliance\n    Dorsey Nunn: All of Us or None (Statewide Civil Rights 
 Organization)\n    David Madrid: Silicon Valley De-Bug\n    Many More in 
 attendance...\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/31/18476197.php
SUMMARY:Latino Family Speaks Out Against Unjustified Life Sentence
LOCATION:In front of the Hall of Justice (200 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 
 95110)\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/31/18476197.php
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