appeals court

After spending four years in prison, both were exonerated by an appeals court in 2011.

That case is due to be heard by an appeals court next month.

The appeals court ruling was greeted with cheers from many corners of Nevada and the legal community generally.

But despite their considerable influence, appeals court judges are largely anonymous to the American people—even to many lawyers.

A federal appeals court agreed, and commuted his sentence to life in prison.