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Judge orders new trial; DA decides not to re-prosecute
Shouts of “He is free” pealed like bells on Marksville’s Courthouse Square Monday afternoon as family and friends of Vincent Simmons walked out of the courthouse, celebrating the end of his 44-year journey to win his freedom. The group further marked the occasion by joining hands in a circle and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in unison.
Many in that number had been praying for decades for this day to…