Former priest convicted of rape gets chance to argue for new trial after error - WJHL

This bout of appeals has been ongoing since his 2011conviction,,,

A former Kingsport priest convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy more than 30 years ago will get another chance to argue for a new trial.

Just last week, a Sullivan County judge set William Casey's new hearing for September. That follows a Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals decision earlier this year that found the post-conviction judge made an error in dismissing Casey's claims of ineffective counsel at trial and appeal without first conducting what's called an evidentiary hearing.

Former priest convicted of rape gets chance to argue for new trial after error - WJHL