But he's back on trial in the same courthouse this week. Prosecutors will ask jurors Thursday to convict Corley and a co-defendant of robbing pharmacies at gunpoint.
Corley's prior case made law when the Supreme Court threw out his bank-robbery confession under the so-called "the six-hour rule."
The 2009 ruling says confessions made after suspects have been held for more than six hours without seeing a judge are not admissible.
Corley confessed to robbing a Norristown credit union during 29-1/2 hours in FBI custody.
Two years later, Corley is fighting back again.
Defense lawyer Lawrence Bozzelli says the pharmacy case is built on shaky government witnesses charged in other crimes.
