District Court Judge Sally Loehrer has granted a petition for post conviction relief for Margaret Rudin, convicted in 2001 of murdering her husband. Loehrer concluded after a lengthy hearing that Rudin is eligible for a new trial. The case returns for a status check at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2009 for the setting of a new trial date.
Rudin was convicted by a Clark County Jury in May 2001 of the murder of 64-year-old Ron Rudin. The jury convicted Rudin of murder with use of a deadly weapon and she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.