51.   Her case was reopened this year at the request of her family, the authorities said.

52.   His testimony could reopen the case.

53.   If Rothstein gives them permission to investigate, they would have to find evidence that Boldt was incompetent before she would reopen the case.

54.   If she does, the move would run counter to the federal trend against reopening criminal cases tried in state court.

55.   In addition, the commission urged prosecutors and judges to allow such cases to be reopened even if the legally prescribed time for appeals has expired.

56.   In neighboring Mississippi, according to The Clarion-Ledger, state authorities have reopened nine cases, securing five murder convictions and one guilty plea.

57.   In that case, Gover recused himself, delegating the decision-making authority to Anderson, who ordered the case reopened.

58.   In practice that means there has always been a presumption of a high threshold to reach before cases are reopened.

59.   It was the recent comments of five justices criticizing Aguilar vs. Felton that sent the city back to the District Court to reopen the case.

60.   Judges are loath to reopen cases, and state appeals courts dislike intervening on anything but procedural issues.