 The Appellate Court stayed Hammer's execution only 4 days before June 8th to allow for review of his case.On December 27, 2005, the district court vacated Hammer's death sentence and set aside his conviction based upon the government hiding favorable evidence that supported Hammer's defenses.Back in court, on July 17, 2014, U.S. District Judge Joel Slomsky resentenced Hammer to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.