As courtroom 13E in the Orange County courthouse cleared out Friday afternoon, Tommy Zeigler was wheeled to a temporary holding cell, possibly for the last time, before being transported back to Florida State Prison and death row.

Assistant Attorney General Joshua Schow said, "The State got it right in 1976, and Mr. Zeigler's motion to vacate his convictions should be denied."

Attorney David Michaeli summed up the defense team’s position, saying, "We have to raise questions that give rise to reasonable doubt about his (Zeigler’s) guilt. And I think that we have done that, in spades."

The five-day hearing featured contradicting testimony from defense and State forensic experts as they examined clothing, guns, and other evidence, some of which was tested with new DNA technology to ensure

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