Vincent Simmons, a Louisiana man who fought for 44 years to overturn his conviction on attempted aggravated rape charges, has had the judgment vacated and the charges have been dismissed, according to his attorneys Justin Bonus and Malcolm Larvadain
"He's a free man. He was released a couple of hours ago from Angola State Penitentiary," Larvadain said Monday.A judge had ordered a new trial because exculpatory evidence had not been turned over to the original defense team, Larvadain said. In 1977, it took just minutes for a jury of 11 White men and one Black woman to convict Simmons, who is Black, for the attempted sexual assault of 14-year-old twin sisters. "God.
A hearing may be his final chance Riddle said he will not appeal the judge's decision and asked to no longer prosecute Simmons."Just in case anyone has any doubt, no this is not a declaration of innocence at all," he said."We attempted to free him months ago because he has served enough time. Let this case be put to bed and the victims free from suffering again.
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