By Victor Trammell Photo credits: V. Simmons Five decades ago, a black Louisiana man was convicted of attempted aggravated rape and sentenced to 100 years in jail. On February 14, he was freed from a state penitentiary. A court determined days before Vincent Simmons’ 70th birthday that he did not get a fair trial. In […]
Vincent Simmons, a black Louisiana man accused of raping two white women in 1977, has been freed after 44 years in prison when a judge ruled he didn t receive a fair trial in 1977.
Avoyelles Parish District Attorney Charles Riddle III told a judge his office would not bring charges against Vincent Simmons, moments after the judge had vacated Simmons 1977 conviction on two lesser charges of attempted rape and his 100-year sentence.
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