Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-06-30 08:35 UTC+10:00
Section: Criminal Justice
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Justice, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice
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Former Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is officially a free man following a unanimous ruling Monday by the Louisiana Supreme Court. In the opinion, justices upheld a lower court’s decision to toss out Duncan’s 1998 conviction for killing his former girlfriend’s toddler, Haley Oliveaux, citing flawed forensics practices used to convict him.
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