Louisiana Supreme Court frees death row prisoner, calling evidence against him ‘scientifically indefensible’

The Louisiana Supreme Court overturned Jimmie 'Chris' Duncan's 1998 conviction for a toddler's murder, citing flawed bite mark evidence as 'scientifically indefensible.' The decision followed a 2025 investigation revealing discredited forensic practices by experts Michael West and Steven Hayne, whose work contributed to nine other exonerations.