Comment on Subject of film 'Bernie' appeals lengthy sentence for murder

Subject of film 'Bernie' appeals lengthy sentence for murder

In a petition filed Tuesday with the Sixth Texas Court of Appeals, Tiede's attorneys argue that his 1997 indictment was tainted by a biased grand juror and that the jury that sentenced him was "repeatedly exposed to outside influence" in the form of non-case-related publicity, including the film in which he was played by actor Jack Black.

 

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