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Jimmie Duncan, who spent 27 years on death row, was granted bail on Wednesday, Nov. 26 after his conviction for murder was overturned

He was convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley Oliveaux, in 1998

“The presumption is not great that he is guilty,” Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Alvin Sharp wrote Friday, Nov. 21

A Louisiana man who spent 27 years on death row was granted bail Wednesday, Nov. 26, after his murder conviction was overturned.

Jimmie Duncan was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley Oliveaux, in 1998, Associated Press reported.

He was accused of raping the infant before drowning her in a bathtub,

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