USA - Nevada. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty for Billy Ray Riley

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty for Billy Ray Riley, The Court of Appeals said today there was a faulty instruction given to the jury at Riley's 1990 trial. “The instruction defined deliberation as a part of premeditation, rather than as a separate element,” according to the opinion. Riley, now 64, Black was convicted in Clark County of the on October 1, 1989 robbery and murder of Albert Bollin. Riley is not getting out of prison, because he is also serving a life term without parole for robbery and being a habitual criminal. The court will grant the writ of habeas corpus unless the state pursues a new trial "within a reasonable amount of time."