Louisiana Supreme Court Tosses Jimmie Chris Duncan Murder Conviction After 27 Years on Death Row
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Updated · NBC News · Jul 26
Louisiana Supreme Court Tosses Jimmie Chris Duncan Murder Conviction After 27 Years on Death Row
1 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 26
Summary
Jimmie Chris Duncan learned last month that Louisiana’s highest court had agreed to throw out the murder conviction that kept him on death row for 27 years.
The ruling upends a case Duncan had fought for decades, centered on the death of his girlfriend’s toddler, which he has long denied causing.
In West Monroe, Duncan said he broke down and cried with relief when he woke to the news, underscoring the personal impact of the court’s decision.