“I’m hopeful that there will be an opportunity for a full trial,” Hansen, a student at the UCLA School of Law, told the Crimson. “I think it was irresponsible of the District Attorney to present an incomplete story, and the people of Cambridge should be outraged.”

Cambridge Mayor Michael A. Sullivan is convinced that Pring-Wilson received a fair trial.

“He was represented by able counsel,” he said. “When that happens, fair trials take place.”

Although the judge is not bound by the SJC ruling to consider a retrial for Pring-Wilson, it is incumbent upon her to mull over the possibility, said Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree.

“The judge has to examine every credible claim concerning whether the defendant received a fair trail and, if not, entertain the possibility of reopening it,” he added. “I have much faith in the judicial process to ultimately reach the right result in this case.”

The District Attorney’s press office said Wednesday that there is no timetable upon which Quinlan must make decision.

—Staff writer Robin M. Peguero can be reached at peguero@fas.harvard.edu.