81.   His swift conviction was later overturned on appeal.

82.   However, an appeals court overturned the conviction, saying prosecutors instead had proved that an assault, a more serious crime, had occurred.

83.   His conviction was later overturned after allegations surfaced about corruption within the Rampart Division.

84.   His two prior convictions were overturned in February.

85.   If an appeals court were later to rule that Burrell incorrectly barred Kaczynski from exercising that right, a conviction could be overturned.

86.   If prosecutors concluded that there were such errors, they would be proceeding with a complex trial with a fear that ultimately an appeals court would overturn any conviction.

87.   In a dissent Thursday, Judge J. Edward Lumbard said the appeals court improperly overturned the convictions.

88.   In a similar case, the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction of mass murderer Juan Corona.

89.   In many cases convictions were overturned when newly available testimony or physical evidence, including DNA testing, cast doubt on the guilt of the inmates.

90.   In overturning the conviction, a federal court found police coerced witnesses to testify against Guerra despite physical evidence that pointed to another man, the report said.