Banfield Sentenced to Life: What Happens Now and Can Any Appeal Save Him?

Banfield Sentenced to Life: What Happens Now and Can Any Appeal Save Him?

Published: February 4, 2026

Duration: 19:10

Brendan Banfield's trial is over. The conviction is in. Life without parole. But the legal fight continues — because when you're facing dying in prison, you appeal everything, challenge everything, exhaust every possible avenue. The question is whether any of it has a real chance of working.

Today on True Crime Today, defense attorney Bob Motta explains what comes next for Banfield and what his appellate lawyers are going to argue. Appeals aren't about convincing a new jury. They're about finding legal errors — things the trial judge did that violated procedure or the defendant's rights. Banfield's team has seve...