(August 1, 2008)—Jury selection is expected to start Friday in McLennan County for the retrial of a man already convicted for killing three people nearly 20 years ago.

In 1990, Billy Wayne Coble was convicted of killing his estranged wife’s parents and her brother who was a Waco Police Officer.

Coble was given the death sentence, however one year ago an appeals court ruled the punishment phase in his original trial was unconstitutional.

In September 2007, the 5th Circuit Court out of New Orleans overturned that sentence because the jury was not allowed to hear evidence that would have explained his mental condition at the time of the murder.

While prosecutors are still seeking the death penalty, Billy Wayne Coble could receive a life sentence and thus be eligible for parole based on the laws that were in place at the time of his original conviction.