INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has decided to review the quadruple murder conviction of Jeff Pelley, the attorney general announced Tuesday.

A jury found Pelley guilty in 2006 of killing his father, stepmother and two stepsisters in their Lakeville home in 1989. He wasn't arrested until 13 years after the murders, and his trial started four years after that.

In April, the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the convictions based on the time it took to bring Pelley to trial.

The attorney general's office had requested that the Indiana Supreme Court review the case.

Both sides made their arguments before the justices August 14.

After Pelley was arrested in 2002, the state and the Family and Children's Center fought over the release of his family's counseling records — a legal battle that in itself made it to the state's Supreme Court and added years to Pelley's case.

“The issue of speedy trials is one that merits review by the Court, particularly when delays are outside the control of a prosecutor,” said Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter in a press release. “There could be severe consequences if prosecutors are not able to pursue evidence that may assist in obtaining a conviction if a defendant can challenge it and eventually cry foul over the time courts take to determine the outcome of a challenge.”

If the state's Supreme Court had decided not to take the case, the decision by the Court of Appeals would stand and Pelley would have been freed.

Pelley is currently serving a 160-year sentence.