7 things you might have wrong about the Ryan Ferguson ruling
The Appeal Court's ruling hinged on a "Brady Violation" from the original 2005 criminal case. That has to do with procedural problem with the discovery of evidence at the time of the original trial. It explicitly is not a result of the multiple recantations of testimony that have helped to make this case famous. In fact, the court made no official ruling on Ferguson's attorney's challenges based on that testimony or other issues it saw with the case. All other challenges were "dismissed without prejudice;" which basically means 'we didn't make a decision on them this time but can in the future if you need us to.' The court only had to find one Brady Violation to justify vacating the conviction.
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The Appeal Court's ruling hinged on a "Brady Violation" from the original 2005 criminal case. That has to do with procedural problem with the discovery of evidence at the time of the original trial. It explicitly is not a result of the multiple recantations of testimony that have helped to make this case famous. In fact, the court made no official ruling on Ferguson's attorney's challenges based on that testimony or other issues it saw with the case. All other challenges were "dismissed without prejudice;" which basically means 'we didn't make a decision on them this time but can in the future if you need us to.' The court only had to find one Brady Violation to justify vacating the conviction.
http://kbia.org/post/7-things-you-might-have-wrong-about-ryan-ferguson-ruling?nopop=1