Well, well, well. The full federal court of appeals has overturned Texas "sleeping lawyer" verdict. Now Texas has to decide whether to appeal to the Supreme Court, retry the case, or let the man go.
I'm guessing that there will be an expedited appeal to the Supreme Court -- expedited because there exists a standing order directing the state to release Burdine pending a new trial, and the only reason that the order was suspended before is because of the appeal. Now that the appeal has been sent back, the order is once again in force.
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