Ronald Gasser, who was convicted of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight, will receive a new trial after an appeal to the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com).
Gasser was initially ruled guilty of manslaughter in 2018 by 10 of 12 jurors and given a 30-year sentence. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against split-jury verdicts in April, retroactively banning any convictions currently under appeal.
Louisiana ruled Wednesday Gasser would have his conviction and sentence vacated and he would receive a new trial.