Statement: Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s Legal Team Responds to Troubling DNA Warrant
09.21.26
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While we anticipated that District Attorney Robert S. Tew would pursue new charges against Jimmie “Chris” Duncan and were aware that the state had obtained a warrant for his DNA as part of its reinvestigation, we are deeply troubled by the decision to seek DNA from Haley Oliveaux’s family and, most shockingly, to seek the exhumation of Haley’s body.
In response to the warrant targeting Mr. Duncan, we have filed an emergency motion to stay enforcement and requested an expedited hearing.
The district attorney’s aggressive and rushed actions bear the hallmarks of a coordinated effort to harass Mr. Duncan, inflict additional pain on Haley’s family, and create unnecessary emotional distress for everyone connected to this case.
Haley deserves to rest in peace. Mr. Duncan deserves to enjoy his freedom after spending more than 30 years on death row for a crime that never occurred.
As we await the court’s decision on our emergency motion, we felt compelled to express our profound disappointment with the district attorney’s actions and remain hopeful that reason and restraint will ultimately prevail.
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