 On January 22, 2009, it was announced that the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld Homaidan Al-Turki's conviction, ruling that the trial court correctly set certain limits during jury selection and that the jury's findings were supported by evidence.Following the decision, family spokesman Fahd Al-Nasar, announced to the "Saudi Gazette" that six American law firms had been retained and they planned to appeal the verdict with the Colorado Supreme Court.Nasar added he was surprised to hear the Appeal decision only two weeks after the initial hearing, since he assumed this type of case required a minimum of at least four to six weeks.