It was one of the most horrific slayings in Baltimore -- the May 2004 throat-slashing murders of siblings Lucero Espinoza, 8, Ricardo Espinoza, 9, and their cousin Alexis Espejo Quezada, 10.

The dead children's uncle, Policarpio Espinoza, and the victim's cousin, Adan Canela, were convicted of murder after two lengthy and complex trials. Today, the Maryland Court of Appeals overturned the convictions, ruling the jude's failure to turn over juror notes to defense lawyers prevented them from adequately presenting their case. The lawyers argued that they would've changed trial strategies based on the nature of the questions.

The city's new top prosecutor, Gregg Bernstein, now faces a tough decision. Can he retry this case a third time? It's made more difficult given that most of the witnesses were deported to Mexico after the convictions and one witnesses was killed in Mexico in a domestic dispute.

So far, Bernstein's office isn't saying much beyond he'll review the case. Here is complete coverage of this case, along with pictures, timelines and detailed trial coverage. \

Read the Maryland Court of Appeals decision.