By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
A federal appeals panel has upheld a ruling vacating the death sentence for a Fairfax man widely believed to have been wrongfully convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme.
"We're just continuing to hope," said Mr. Wolfe's mother, Terri Steinberg, who tearfully embraced supporters after the hearing. "It's time for this case to end."
Federal court weighs issue of retrial in killing of drug supplier →
"I don't know if it's real yet," she said through tears. "We've got to wait until tomorrow at 5 p.m."
