 On August 22, 2000, Sidley attorney Deborah Muns-Park, along with James M. Harris, Robert Fabrikant, and Steve Ellis, convinced Orange County Superior Court Judge Everett Dickey that Carmona had been convicted of a crime he did not commit, and the judge ordered him released.Instead of apologizing for bad police work, overzealous prosecutors and Carmona's two years in state prison, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told Carmona he was lucky to be walking free and blamed the media for ruining his case.After getting out of jail, Carmona moved to San Diego and got a job installing carpet with his father.