[ad_1] Connick remained undefeated and retired in 2003. But he was later dogged by questions about whether his office withheld evidence favoring the defendants. The issue came to the fore with a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit brought by John Thompson, who was exonerated after 14 years on Louisiana’s death row for … Read more
[ad_1] He found his sudden downfall all the more disconcerting because, for years, he had been one of the city’s main local power brokers. He was elected five times to six-year terms, mostly without difficulty, and powerful New Orleans politicians, black and white, eagerly sought his endorsement. However, his hands-off attitude in the district attorney’s … Read more
[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Harry Connick Sr., who was New Orleans district attorney for three decades and later faced accusations that his staff sometimes withheld evidence that could have helped defendants, died Thursday at age 97. Connick died peacefully at his home in New Orleans with his wife, Londa, and his children, Suzanna and … Read more