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goobster  ·  2830 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US Supreme Court decisions round-up (6/26/16)

Oh right... I see what I was missing... the defendant asked for the appeal. It was granted. So now he gets a chance to stand up in court again and defend himself against (presumably false) charges.

Ok. Got it. I wasn't thinking each actors' viewpoint through clearly. Thanks for the clarification!