Summerlin was convicted of the 1981 murder of Brenna Bailey, 36.
Bailey's body was found in the trunk of her car a day after she went
to Summerlin's Arizona home to collect money on a loan.
During its ruling last year, the federal appeals court called it
"the raw material from which legal fiction is forged." Officials
learned that an anonymous tip pointing police to Summerlin
came from his wife, who said she had a psychic premonition.
One of Summerlin's own lawyers admitted to an illicit "romantic
encounter" with the prosecutor in the case that may have scuttled
an ongoing plea agreement that was eventually dropped.
Additionally, the judge in the case lost his job after admitting
to marijuana addiction and conviction. The judge has maintained
that he did not use drugs before the sentencing, The Associated
Press reported.
