Calvin Duncan, a New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison for a 1981 murder before his conviction was overturned, has won Saturday’s (November 15) race to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, per the Associated Press.
Duncan, a Democrat, spent years fighting to clear his name after being convicted of carrying out a fatal shooting. In 2021, a judge vacated his conviction after Duncan uncovered evidence that police officers had lied in court. He is now listed in the National Registry of Exonerations.
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office, Duncan won Saturday’s election with 68 percent of the vote…