The State filed. The defense replies. Three judges decide. And Richard Allen waits in a prison in Oklahoma while the system examines itself.

In this session of our three-part panel, defense attorney Bob Motta turns to face forward — and the questions get harder.

What does the defense's reply brief need to accomplish? The State left specific openings — places where procedure replaced substance, places where silence on documented facts speaks louder than the 94 pages around it. Bob tells you exactly where those openings are and why they matter to the court.

What does a partial win look like? Not the single dramatic moment people imagine. The Court of Appeals can find error on one issue, send something back for specific proceedings, reverse on a narrow ground. Bob walks through what each of those outcomes means in real terms for a man serving 130 years.

What does this do to the families of Abby Williams and Libby German, who were told a verdict meant it was over? There's no clean answer to that. Bob doesn't pretend there is.

And what does the five percent reversal rate actually mean — and what does it leave out about the specific constitutional questions sitting in front of these three judges?

We've covered this case from the beginning. This session is about where it goes from here — and whether the system that convicted Richard Allen is capable of examining what it built.

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