[Aerich]

Leaving aside the whole death penalty sidebar, just because they may get another appeal does not mean that they will be set free, or even that they will get another trial. It's a little short-sighted to condemn the process as a failure at this stage.

To be successful, appeals generally have to prove that the trial judge made an error in applying the law. Also notice that they have appealed once already and lost; it is the fact that the appeal paperwork was technically not "complete" that may allow for further court submissions. Considering that they or their lawyers are likely to have tried (and failed) to argue almost every possible error by the trial judge on the previous appeal, their chances of having the conviction overturned now are slim to none, even if the appeal is allowed to continue on technical grounds.