About Hector Perla

Author | Attorney | Advocate for the Accused & Incarcerated. Turning the pain of being falsely accused into a blessing for others.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Speaks Out Against U.S. Sanctions & Bipartisan Support for Regime Change in Venezuela

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Hector Perla

Excellent News Coverage by Democracy Now!

The first part of the program includes Great Political Analysis by Professor Miguel Tinker Salas and Economic Analysis by Professor Jeffrey Sachs on the situation on Venezuela.

The second part has speeches by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Angela Davis defending & supporting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s right to speak out, especially as a Black Woman, on important issues without being threatened with violence.

The final section of the program features Rep. Omar’s reasoned and compelling analysis against right-wing racism, anti-semitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and imperialism in the era of the Trump Administration.

The Death Penalty: “Ineffective, Irreversible and Immoral”

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Hector Perla

California Governor Newsom Signs Moratorium on State Executions. An important step toward getting closer to the day when the U.S. Supreme Court will recognize the death penalty as unconstitutionally “Cruel and Unusual” punishment.

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article227489844.html

“He described meeting a wrongfully convicted man, Pete Pianezzi, who narrowly escaped death row and was later pardoned, and whose case was championed by Newsom’s father and grandfather… He cited the 164 people nationwide who have been freed from death row after they were found to be wrongfully convicted.”

It’s sad that we’re all so quick to pass judgment on others. We take what we find in the news and social media and automatically believe what we read. False accusations and wrongful convictions are REAL and can ruin innocent people’s lives.

In many states false accusations and wrongful convictions can still lead to the execution of innocent people in all our names. I applaud Gov. Newsom for taking a principled stand on this important issue. Hopefully it’s just a first step. I look forward to the day that the death penalty is abolished for good!

Latin American Politics: Six Years Since Hugo Chavez’s Passing, Why Chavez’s followers are Standing by President Maduro Despite the Crisis

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Hector Perla

Interesting Article from the BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47441642

“Maduro is Maduro, Chávez was something really special,” she says. “But those who say they aren’t with Maduro were never Chavistas [supporters of Hugo Chávez] because we Chavistas have to stand with Maduro,” she says. “We have to support him because he’s Chávez’s legacy.”

Al Jazeera English Video About Hugo Chavez’s Legacy

Sad Day for Justice

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Hector Perla

I hate writing this post. My heart just sank… I’m really sad because I just heard the terrible news

SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi Dies

We just lost one of the most fierce advocates for the accused, the poor, undocumented, incarcerated, and for criminal justice reform. Now it’s time to honor his memory by taking up his struggle with renewed vigor. He left an incredible legacy… always fighting to provide the best legal representation for all his clients, none of whom would’ve otherwise been able to afford legal counsel.

Jeff Adachi, Presente!

For a good article covering a few of the major fights that Mr. Adachi spearheaded inside and outside the courtroom check out this article.

“Adachi lost his first murder trial as a young deputy public defender in 1990” while defending an innocent and falsely accused man who went to prison for 14 years. “It’s a defense attorney’s worst nightmare to have an innocent client convicted,” Adachi said in 2004. “And there was no question he was innocent.”

Hector Perla: From Falsely Accused to Advocate for the Rights of the Falsely Accused & Wrongfully Convicted.

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Hector Perla

I am learning to transform the traumatic experience of being falsely accused of a crime into a blessing for others facing similar circumstances. My goal is to become a fierce advocate for the countless men and women in our country who are falsely accused or have been wrongfully convicted for crimes they did not commit.

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Devoted. Passionate. Relentless. Stone-Catcher.

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