▁appeal ▁the ▁r uling ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁supre me ▁court , ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁over ru led ▁both ▁of ▁Mar ul lo ' s ▁death ▁war r ants . ▁However , ▁yet ▁another ▁lower ▁court ▁state ▁judge , ▁ruled ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁Mar ul lo ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁rec used ▁from ▁the ▁Frank ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁cases ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁unclear ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁open ▁with ▁the ▁defense ▁teams ▁about ▁his ▁own ▁surprising ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁gun ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant ▁mur ders . ▁ ▁Mar ul lo ' s ▁signature ▁appeared ▁on ▁an ▁order ▁author izing ▁Frank ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁murder ▁weapon ▁from ▁the ▁evidence ▁room ; ▁Mar ul lo ▁has ▁long ▁maintained ▁the ▁signature ▁was ▁for ged . ▁No ▁female ▁has ▁been ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁retired ▁district ▁judge ▁Michael ▁Kir by ▁threw ▁out ▁Rog ers ▁Lac aze ' s ▁conv iction ▁and ▁sentence ▁and ▁ordered ▁a ▁new ▁trial . ▁Kir by ▁said ▁that ▁Lac aze ▁des erved ▁a ▁new ▁trial ▁because ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jur ors ▁had ▁hidden ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Louisiana ▁state ▁tro oper ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rail road ▁polic eman . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁commission ed ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁were ▁leg ally ▁bar red ▁from ▁sitting ▁on ▁a ▁j ury . ▁Kir by ▁wrote ▁that ▁while ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁evidence