Posted on Dec 21, 2023
An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel sad situation...
..."Simmons was convicted in the 1974 murder of Carolyn Sue Rogers, who was fatally shot during a liquor store robbery in Edmond.
Simmons was given a life sentence after initially being sentenced to death. He has always maintained he was in Louisiana at the time of the shooting.
He served 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison ― the longest wrongful imprisonment in U.S. history, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
“This is the day we’ve been waiting on for a long, long time,” Simmons said at a news conference after Tuesday’s ruling. “It finally came. We can say justice was done today, finally, and I’m happy.”...
..."Simmons was convicted in the 1974 murder of Carolyn Sue Rogers, who was fatally shot during a liquor store robbery in Edmond.
Simmons was given a life sentence after initially being sentenced to death. He has always maintained he was in Louisiana at the time of the shooting.
He served 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison ― the longest wrongful imprisonment in U.S. history, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
“This is the day we’ve been waiting on for a long, long time,” Simmons said at a news conference after Tuesday’s ruling. “It finally came. We can say justice was done today, finally, and I’m happy.”...
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