I am not a lawyer (but I did stay a at Holiday Inn Express – just kidding).
Seriously – where Lay and Skilling tried together or separately? If separately then I would think Skilling has less chance of getting his conviction overturned since his trial stood on it’s own merits unless his conviction was based soley on Lay’s testimony.
Even if they were tried together, I would think Skilling at best could have grounds for a retrial but people with a better understanding of the law will I’m sure correct me and shed more light.
In any case I hope they both get what they deserve, either in this live or in another…..
Most of the first legal voices on this said it won't affect Skilling's October 23 sentencing date on his conviction at all - even though they were tried together.
Now that it's two days later, the defense attorneys have cooked something up, so the media outlets are giving them some play.