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Avoyelles judge: Decision to remove DA from Vincent Simmons case stands
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An Avoyelles Parish judge granted a motion to remove the judge presiding over the Vincent Simmons case because of his past ties to potential witnesses.
Simmons was convicted in 1977 on two lesser counts of attempted aggravated rape. He s serving a 100-year sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
His case has been held up by some as an example of a wrongful conviction, generating international support for him. Multiple attempts to have the case overturned have failed.
But last year, a new attorney took on the case. Justin Bonus says he and investigators have uncovered new evidence that shows witnesses, including the twin victims Karen Sanders and Sharon Chism and their cousin Keith Laborde, lied about what happened.
By Cherranda Smith
Jan 5, 2021
Vincent Simmons says he’s spent 43 years waiting for a fair trial in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. According to an in-depth report by
CNN, a hearing on Tuesday (January 5) may be his final chance to get one.
The hearing is to get the parish’s prosecutors in Simmons’ trial recused from the case and to get another trial, in a new jurisdiction, according to his attorneys. Simmons’ legal team also have new testimony and evidence they could present to exonerate him.
The 68-year-old is currently facing a 100-year prison sentence for a crime he says he didn’t commit. “I am innocent,” he told the news outlet over the phone. “It’s been a hell of a journey here in prison. I cannot really tell you all of what I been through here, but it’s been a nightmare.”