স্বাস্থ্য · DNA exonerates death row · সংরক্ষণাগারDeath Row Inmate Exonerated After Bite Mark Evidence Fabrication Exposedলিখিত ৭ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০২৬ এ ৯:২২ PM UTCদেখুনপ্রতিলিপি0:00The Louisiana Supreme Court has0:01unanimously upheld the factual innocence0:03of Jimmy Chris Duncan, a man who spent0:05nearly three decades on death row for a0:07murder he did not commit. The 7-0 ruling0:10on June 29th affirmed that fabricated0:12bite mark evidence led to his wrongful0:14conviction. Duncan's case began in 19980:17when he was convicted of murdering0:194-year-old Haley Oliver in West Monroe0:21based primarily on the testimony of0:23prosecution-hired dentist Dr. Michael0:25West. In 2024, a videotape revealed West0:28physically pressing a dental mold onto0:30the child's skin at the morgue. District0:32Judge Alvin Sharp called it0:33manufacturing evidence and vacated the0:35conviction. The state's high court0:37unanimously agreed the bite mark0:39analysis was fraud. Four figures are0:41central to the case. Jimmy Chris Duncan,0:43who spent nearly 30 years on death row,0:45maintains his innocence. Judge Alvin0:47Sharp highlighted the fraud. District0:49Attorney Steve Tune insists on retrying0:51Duncan. Remarkably, Haley's own mother,0:53Allison Layton Statham, testified in0:55support of Duncan. Bite mark analysis0:57error rates soar from 24% under ideal1:00conditions to a staggering 91% after1:03just 24 hours of decomposition. The1:05unanimous 7-0 decision affirmed that the1:08evidence was never reliable, calling it1:10scientifically indefensible. This1:12exoneration stands as a stark warning1:15against junk science in the courtroom.নিবন্ধটি পড়ুনঘটনার সময়রেখাHeyDexসংক্ষিপ্ত ভিডিও ↗
