Fourteenth Court of Appeals rules hearing must be held on appeal for new trial for AJ Armstrong

HOUSTON - A new murder trial may be on the way for AJ Armstrong. That's following a ruling by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

What we know:

As FOX 26 has reported, AJ Armstrong was found guilty of capital murder in a third murder trial after two trials ended in a hung jury.

The ruling states, "One of the main differences between appellant’s third trial and the prior two trials was blood and DNA evidence discovered by Officer Celestina Rossi. Appellant filed a motion for new trial and requested a hearing, arguing that the State failed to provide him with Brady information. Specifically, appellant argued the State failed to provide him with a complaint filed with the Texas Forensic Science Commission accusing Rossi of planting blood and DNA evidence in another murder case out of a di