Barry Beach, a man who many insist was wrongfully convicted of murder, will have his day in court once again.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled today that Beach's case be sent back to a lower court for an evidentiary hearing.

Beach claims to have new evidence in the case that could exonerate him. The Supreme Court is asking the lower court to determine whether or not the alleged evidence is actual evidence. He's provided 29 exhibits of new evidence and a 27-page memorandum in support of the evidence.

The lower court must also determine if the new evidence warrants Beach receiving a new trial. If a new trial is granted, it means that the lower court has ruled that Beach could have been found innocent if the new evidence had been made available at the original trial.

In 1984, Beach was convicted of the 1979 murder of Kim Nees; he was sentenced to 100 years in prison and has appealed the case to the Supreme Court level. Every previous appeal has been denied.

He admitted to the murder of Nees and three killings in Louisiana during an interview with Louisiana authorities in 1983. He was later cleared in the Louisiana cases but convicted of the Montana killing.

The News Station's Kay Rossi interviewed Beach at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge earlier this month; click here to read the full story, and watch Kay Rossi's extended interview with Barry Beach.

Click here to read Supreme Court opinion (new window, PDF).