Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting were ordered freed on Wednesday.
Family members of Leroy Nelson, Bernell Juluke, and Kunta Gable smile as they stand outside Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans.NEW ORLEANS — Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting were ordered freed on Wednesday, their convictions vacated by a judge after prosecutors cited the involvement of two notorioulsy corrupt police officers in their case.
The motion described numerous problems with the original case. Among them, it said, the state failed to disclose evidence undermining the case against the men. Davis was later convicted for arranging the death of a woman who filed a complaint against him in an unrelated matter and is facing a federal death sentence.The motion also said the only witness to the shooting, Samuel Raiford, did not initially describe three suspects, adding, “the first time three perpetrators were mentioned by anyone is by Len Davis after the three defendants were pulled over.”
The prosecutor Williams said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon that there was extensive documented evidence of Davis’ illegal misconduct while operating “under color of law.”
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