In the first three trials, Mr. Each of those convictions was overturned by the State Supreme Court. In the fourth and fifth trials, juries failed to reach verdicts. This time, his appeals ascended to the United States Supreme Court, and again the conviction was tossed. Flowers bail, offering him the gift of freedom for the first time in 23 years.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2019 19:28 UTC