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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An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.
Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday.
"This court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the offense for which Mr. Simmons was convicted, sentenced and imprisoned... was not committed by Mr. Simmons," according to the ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo.
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.
Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday.
"This court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the offense for which Mr. Simmons was convicted, sentenced and imprisoned... was not committed by Mr. Simmons," according to the ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo.
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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