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Daniel Saldana, 56, was released from prison after more than 30 years behind bars after a judge found him factually innocent.

The city of Baldwin Park agreed to pay him $19.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing a city detective of misconduct in Saldana’s conviction.

A wrongfully convicted man who spent more than 30 years behind bars will receive $19.1 million as part of a settlement with the city of Baldwin Park, officials said.

Daniel Saldana, 56, was convicted in connection to a 1989 drive-by shooting outside a Baldwin Park high school football game that left two students injured. But for years Saldana maintained he was innocent, insisting he wasn’t at the shooting.

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