afflicts the men and women who are the real-life heros in this country, who we do send in harm s way. it s a tragedy that ptsd, at least in the context of this case or any other case, might not be the avenue through which someone who is gripped in that psychosis, but again, the fact that this jury, on these facts and the law that they were given by the judge ultimately reached the decision that they believed was the right thing to do. i want to go back to charles hadlock outside the courtroom, if we still have him there. charles, what can we expect to happen next? we have cameras set up there, microphones, attorneys. reporter: we have microphones and cameras set up. we were told by the court that someone would speak after the
to catalogue whatever legal mistakes they think that judge jason cashon made. that s pretty much a formality. i think they have a better chance of winning the heisman trophy than a motion for a new trial. then appellate process starts in earnest. a three-judge court that will probably hear this case sometime within the next year. written briefs will be filed. oral argument and a decision ultimately rendered. as we talked about, the over/under is not good for the defense. less than a 4% chance of success during that first appeal. and then on to the court of criminal appeals and austin our state s high court for criminal cases. why are you saying the likelihood of getting that which you just described, a retrial in essence here is like winning the heisman? why is the chance so small? well because this judge has demonstrated and wasn t inside the courtroom. from following media reports daily.
sentence of life in prison for eddie ray routh. is there an appellate process, is an appellate court going to be part of the next steps as we look to the next several weeks? absolutely. the first stage and the next 30 days, the defense team will get together and they can if they want to file a motion for new trial which essentially begins to catalogue whatever legal mistakes they think that judge jason cashon made. that s pretty much a formality. i think they have a better chance of winning the heisman trophy than a motion for a new trial. then appellate process starts in earnest. a three-judge court that will probably hear this case sometime within the next year. written briefs will be filed. oral argument and a decision ultimately rendered. as we talked about, the over/under is not good for the defense. less than a 4% chance of success during that first appeal. and then on to the court of criminal appeals and austin, our
the eastern court of appeals. that s the home of the 11th court of appeals which is the court for this jurisdiction, and also your rights with regards to filing a petition for discretionary review with the court of criminal appeals in texas. i will remand your custody to the sheriff of the county to carry out the imposition of the judgment of this court and the jury s verdict in this matter. do you have any legal reason to state at this time why sentence should not be imposed? [ inaudible ]. i will now enter judgment. and remand your custody to the sheriff of the county to carry out the imposition of this judgment of this court, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the texas department of criminal justice. now then, turning back to my jury. we certainly appreciate your effort in this matter. i have constantly talked to you
about the rules and what you can and can t do. from this point forward, i have no other control over you. i m discharging you from those rules and obligations. i want to talk to you briefly about them. you re free to discuss this case with anyone at this point, or to not discuss the case. that s certainly up to you. i want to issue a statement to you, and that is, that the lawyers in this matter are professionals. and they re not going to bother you about your verdict, i can assure you that should anybody else attempt to bother you about your verdict, you make it known immediately. any one of these officers of these court, the bailiffs or anybody will get it stopped in quick fashion in a hurry. i have been asked by the media do you understand this is a high-profile matter, that they want to talk to you. as you can hear, we have a guilty verdict in the case of