Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by a district judge following a review of forensic analysis that the inmate’s legal team argued was based on “junk science.” Jimmie Duncan was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after being accused […]
Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to review five death row post-conviction relief cases and develop standards for district courts to use.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to review five death row post-conviction relief cases and develop standards for district courts to use. Murrill's office said death row inmates seeking relief are Larry Roy, Antoinette Frank, Robert Miller, Marcus Reed, and…
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is one step closer to his execution, which is scheduled for Tuesday. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has overturned a lower court ruling that put the execution on hold. Man wounded following 7th Ward shooting The…