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A 30-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Is Shaping the El Paso DA Race
Daniel Villegas was acquitted of a crime for which he served nearly 20 years in prison. James Montoya, one of the prosecutors who tried to keep him locked up, is running for district attorney.