A defendant is entitled to counsel, furnished by the state if necessary, in "direct appeals" of his conviction.

He spent four months in prison before being granted release under a $15,000 bond pending appeal of his conviction.

An appeal of their conviction was denied last August.

Both he and his wife have been since free on bail, which the judge extended yesterday pending appeal of their most recent conviction.

She is free pending a possible appeal of her conviction.

He made several appeals of his conviction and was granted a new trial in 1980.

(An appeal of his conviction will be heard later this year.)

On 17 February 2004 el-Faisal lost an appeal of his conviction.

A $10,000 bond allowed him to remain free pending appeal of his conviction.

Morrison remained free pending an appeal of his conviction, and would die before the matter was legally resolved.