Dossier
Innocence Project
Coverage of Innocence Project in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana death row prisoner freed after bite mark evidence deemed ‘scientifically indefensible’
Jimmie Duncan was freed after the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned his 1998 conviction for killing Haley Oliveaux, citing flawed bite mark evidence. The court ruled that new evidence showed the forensic analysis used to convict Duncan was scientifically invalid.
- 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.