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Gregory Bright
Gregory Bright (born 1954) is a New Orleans native who was convicted of second-degree murder in 1974 at the age of 20. He was sentenced to life without parole, served at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. After several years of appeals, Mr. Bright was granted a new trial in 2001 on the grounds that the prosecution had withheld evidence from the defense in his previous trial. On June 24, 2003, after 27 ½ years in prison for a crime they did not commit, Mr. Bright and
Media presentation on LSU Reveille campus regarding Bright's conviction and sentence
- Gregory Bright: A real crime: Wrongfully convicted. Editorial by Gregory Bright regarding Conviction (2010 film) and his own account of wrongful convictions. Star Tribune, October 24, 2010.
- Hopes for 2006: Gregory Bright. Radio Interview with Gregory Bright. All Things Considered. NPR, December 31, 2005.
- Innocence Project New Orleans: Gregory Bright and Earl Truvia. Information provided by the non-profit that accepted Bright's