Remanding Cavan into custody, the judge adjourned fixing the minimum tariff until pre-sentence probation reports, psychiatric reports and a victim impact statement have been compiled.
The court can decide to confirm the acquittal, making it final, or throw out the Perugia appellate court ruling entirely or partially, remanding the case to a new appeals court trial.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was just one appeals court to issue a terse order this week remanding a labor case to the NLRB, although dozens more are expected to follow.