BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Former Baton Rouge Police Officer Donald Steele’s fate is now in the hands of the Louisiana State Supreme Court. Steele’s attorneys are filing an appeal to overturn his second conviction. We spoke with Steele’s attorneys after a status conference hearing on Wednesday. “We want another set of eyes on the case and another set of eyes on the decision," said Kathryn Jakuback Burke, one of Steele's attorneys. In March, Judge Eboni Johnson Rose found Steele guilty of misdemeanor malfeasance in office following a bench trial. He was accused of abusing his power following a 2021 traffic stop, taking advantage of a young female college student. In April, Johnson-Rose reversed her verdict and acquitted Steele after no such charge existed. In June, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore appealed that verdict to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. In September, the appeals court reinstated Steele's guilty verdict. Baton Rouge woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after shooting leaves 12-year-old girl dead “I think it is a very unprecedented case and we’re looking forward to being back in court for Mr. Steele," said Burke. Judge J. Michael McDonald is handling Judge Rose’s cases. Rose was temporarily removed from the bench by the State Supreme Court after they said, “She poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the public and the administration of justice.” Moore released this statement Wednesday afternoon. "The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court, reinstated the guilty verdict, and remanded the case for further proceedings. The next step in the judicial process at the trial level is the defendant’s sentencing. The proceedings are complicated because the sitting judge in Division K is not the judge who heard the case and because the defense counsel is now taking writs on the first circuit decision to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The State understands the sitting judge’s desire to not further complicate this matter by sentencing the defendant without additional information and  prior to the higher court’s review." Hillar Moore, East Baton Rouge District Attorney The next status conference hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 6. Latest News New Baton Rouge radio station plays R&B, throwback music Pizza Hut unveils new restaurant — but there's a catch Former BRPD officer Donald Steele case heads to State Supreme Court after another appeal Harris, Bret Baier spar over immigration at outset of Fox News interview Energy summit highlights Louisiana's rise in energy production, carbon capture industry