1 0 ▁pending ▁on going ▁appe als . ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁supre me ▁court ▁stay ▁was ▁to ▁end , ▁a ▁new ▁death ▁war rant ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁judge . ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁second ▁war rant , ▁Frank ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁execution ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁a ▁new ▁round ▁of ▁appe als , ▁defense ▁att or ne ys ▁argued ▁they ▁had ▁had ▁too ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁vol umin ous ▁record ▁before ▁the ▁dead line ▁for ▁fil ing ▁appe als . ▁The ▁state ▁supre me ▁court ▁ruled ▁on ▁the ▁case ▁again . ▁Their ▁decision , ▁made ▁public ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁effectively ▁void ed ▁the ▁death ▁war rant ▁signed ▁by ▁Judge ▁Mar ul lo ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Frank ' s ▁law y ers ▁moved ▁to ▁have ▁Judge ▁Mar ul lo ▁removed ▁from ▁her ▁on going ▁post - conv iction ▁appe als ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁bias , ▁given ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁signed ▁two ▁death ▁war r ants ▁for ▁her . ▁Louisiana ▁state ▁Judge ▁Laur ie ▁White ▁heard ▁the ▁motion ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and , ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ruled ▁that ▁Mar ul lo ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁case . ▁Frank ' s ▁att orney ▁stated ▁she ▁would