his attorneys say if it wasn't for nancy o'malley asking for the conviction to be over turned he could still be in jail. >> reporter: he says spending 7 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit was a blessing in disguise. >> early 30s, god going to make it a way that i will be 50. >> reporter: 2006, he was sentenced to 25 years to life for shooting a man. but he said he didn't do it. >> i am innocent. i don't know what is going on. >> we met with him in may 2008, it was obvious to us that he was innocent. >> reporter: it would take attorneys and the innocence project to get the conviction over turned. new evidence a false testimony and help from the district attorney was enough to convince a judge. >> she was convinced she couldn't stand behind this conviction anymore. she took a position and it was just and i admire that. >> reporter: he wrote him $100 for each day spent behind bars. they will help him fight for that. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details about the innocence project. attorneys receive and review 800 to 1,000 requests each year. right now they are w

[applause] next to richard is nancy o'malley, district attorney for alameda county. she was appointed in 2009 and elected in 2010 and has an amazing background dealing dealing with violence against women and domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse and threat management. she's a wonderful addition to our panel so thank you nancy. [applause] next to nancy is tony smith who i loved his biobest of all and started he's an oakland resident and parent of students in oakland public schools. he was -- became the superintendent in 2009. he's a local boy including university of california berkeley background where he was captain of the football team and he did not include this in the biobut i know it and he wrote his under graduate thesis on emily dickon son so he's kind of a renaissance dude and he's 6-foot something. next to him is -- [applause] and next to him is george gaston and elect to the district attorney of the city and county of san francisco in 2011 after winning more than 62% of the vote which in san francisco is very enviable and focused on reducing violent cr

[applause] next to richard is nancy o'malley, district attorney for alameda county. she was appointed in 2009 and elected in 2010 and has an

overturned >> "we had really developed a lot of evidencewas a conviction they could stand behind" >> nancy o'malley called me up. and we reviewed it. stand behind this conviction anymore and i really respect. >> reporter: although wood spent the bulk of his time in san quintinhe was recently transferred here to santa rita jail awaiting the outcome of his conviction being overturnedtoday when he walks out those doors he will be a frre manin dublin haaziq madyun kron4news been >> more details now in the overturned conviction of ronal ross. the shooting he was wrongly accused in. happened back in april of 2006 -- in west oakland. police say, the victim later picked ross out of a photo lineup from his hospital bed. ross was then convicted -- and sentenced to 25 years to life. he had been serving that sentence -- again for nearly 7 years -- at san quentin. kron 4 sat down with ronal ross today -- you will see that story in our newscast tonight at eight. >> pam: developing right now. the national park service now warning visitors to beware. thieves are now preying on visitors. as they head out to some of