김씨는 재심 개시가 결정된 시점에서 새로운 공소가 제기된 것이라고 주장하며 광주고법과 대법원에 각각 즉시항고와 재항고를 했으나 모두 기각 결정이 내려졌다.
Kim claimed that the new charges were filed at a time when the retrial was decided, and appealed immediately and again to the Gwangju High Court and the Supreme Court, respectively, but both were rejected.