Editing Lord Our Righteousness Church (section)

===Conviction overturned and reinstated===
On June 28, 2011, the New Mexico Court of Appeals overturned all convictions against Wayne Bent. The court determined the grand jury was not legally assembled. In the unanimous three judge decision, Judge Roderick T. Kennedy shares the opinion of the court;

{{blockquote|As a result, the indictment issued by the grand jury was void and the district court did not have jurisdiction to proceed with the trial in this case|Judge Roderick T. Kennedy<ref>{{cite news|last1=Massey|first1=Barry|title=Religious Leader's Conviction Tosse|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/39920/news/religious-leaders-conviction-tossed.html|access-date=28 August 2014|publisher=The Associated Press|date=29 June 2011}}</ref>}}

On October 22, 2012, the [[New Mexico Supreme Court]] overturned the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruling and Wayne Bent would continue to serve out the remainder of his sentence in prison for the next four years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Appeals court upholds cult leader's convictions|url=http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/appeals-court-upholds-cult-leaders-convictions/21495754#!bLItyG|access-date=28 August 2014|agency=KOAT Albuquerque|publisher=Hearst Properties Inc|date=16 August 2013}}</ref>