A judge granted the motion by the King brothers’ attorney for a new trial because the prosecution had bizarrely argued two contradictory theories of the crime almost simultaneously — trying another man, Ricky Chavis, for the same crime and presenting a different argument. The brothers had at first confessed to the murder but later recanted and implicated Chavis, who was acquitted at his, separate, trial. The verdict in that case was kept sealed until after the conviction of the two boys, who were tried as adults and face sentences of 20-years-to-life. The forewoman of the jury in the brothers’ trial said they were convicted on the assumption that Chavis had actually done the deed but that they were involved in some capacity; jurors were stunned at Chavis’ acquittal. A further unusual twist in this case is that the judge, while granting the motion for a new trial, asks the defense and prosecution to work out a solution by mediation first if possible.