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A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper
Calvin Duncan won with 68% of the vote after his 1981 murder conviction was vacated in 2021, aiming to improve court record access for incarcerated people.
- On Nov. 15, Calvin Duncan won the New Orleans runoff for clerk of criminal court with 68% of the vote, defeating incumbent Darren Lombard despite the state challenging his past.
- A decades-long fight to clear his name led Calvin Duncan, 62, to uncover officers' lies that prompted a judge's 2021 decision to toss his 1981 conviction after three decades in prison.
- The campaign turned contentious as Lombard asserted Duncan was guilty during debates and ads while more than 160 legal professionals attested Duncan was wrongfully convicted and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill denied his innocence.
- With the office still using paper files, Calvin Duncan will oversee a system that recently required retrieving court records from a landfill during the August landfill incident and said he is ready to support a smooth transition.
- His legal advocacy in 2020 positioned him to influence the U.S. Supreme Court ending Louisiana and Oregon non-unanimous jury practice; listed in the National Registry of Exonerations, Calvin Duncan may improve fairness in records handling.
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He Spent Three Decades in Prison and Now Won an Election in New Orleans: Here's the Surprising Story
Calvin Duncan won with 68% of the votes
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A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
Bias Distribution
- 61% of the sources lean Left
61% Left
L 61%
C 28%
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