Exonerated After 40 Years, Calvin Duncan Wins New Orleans Clerk Race in Landslide
Calvin Duncan, a New Orleans man who spent more than three decades behind bars before his murder conviction was overturned, won election Saturday to become the city’s next clerk of criminal court. According to The…
Calvin Duncan, a New Orleans man who spent more than three decades behind bars before his murder conviction was overturned, won Election Saturday to become the city’s next Clerk of criminal court.
According to The Associated Press, Duncan secured 68% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Louisiana secretary of state’s office. His victory marks a stunning turnaround for a man who fought for decades to prove his innocence and clear his name.
“Tonight is a dream that’s been forty years in the making,” Duncan said in a statement. “I hope that all those people who died in prison because we couldn’t get their records are looking down now. I hope they’re proud of me. We never stopped fighting for each other’s rights, and I will never stop fighting for yours. Thank you for this privilege.”
Duncan, a Democrat, was convicted in the 1981 killing of a New Orleans