People vs Esequiel Paul Garcia

Active post-conviction challenge on behalf of an individual serving life without the possibility of parole. The conviction rests entirely on the testimony of a single accomplice witness whose account has been forensically disproven by the prosecution's own phone and computer records.

The case examines systemic failures across law enforcement, the prosecution, trial counsel, and the courts, including fabricated phone exhibits, suppression of independently verified drug trafficking evidence establishing an alternative motive, undisclosed officer misconduct and Brady violations, and an invalid special circumstance allegation that may have deprived the court of jurisdiction to impose LWOP.

The post-conviction work incorporates newly developed forensic cellular and computer analysis, expert declarations, intervening legal authority, including challenges under Penal Code 1172.6 and the California Racial Justice Act, and multiple independent witness accounts, including statements by the actual shooter, confirming that the homicide was a cartel-connected drug debt collection and that the client is “just a scapegoat.”

Capital case resulting in the execution of Anthony Castillo Sanchez for the 1996 homicide of Juli Busken. The conviction and subsequent post-conviction proceedings have been the subject of sustained legal and factual dispute, including questions regarding forensic evidence, investigative reliability, and the scope of post-conviction review in capital cases.

The case raises significant concerns regarding the integrity of capital prosecutions, the adequacy of defense investigation, and the limits of judicial review in the context of irreversible punishment.

MOJO’s review of the case focuses on the underlying evidentiary record, post-conviction filings, and claims of systemic failure across law enforcement and prosecutorial decision-making processes.