 Following the verdict, Frank’s lawyers submitted a total of five appeals to the Georgia Supreme Court as well as the U.S. Supreme Court claiming that Frank’s absence on the day of the verdict and the amount of public pressure and influence swayed the jury.After this, the case was brought to Georgia governor John M. Slaton.Despite the public demanding for him to hold the verdict, Slaton changed Frank’s verdict from death sentence to life imprisonment, believing that his innocence would eventually be established and he would be set free.