Former Baylor defensive end Sam Ukwuachu, who was in August, has been denied a new trial. The conviction sparked a major under which the troubled player transferred to Baylor from Boise State in 2013, along with multiple investigations into Baylor's handling of the case.District Court Judge Matt Johnson overturned a motion for a new trial on Monday, . Ukwuachu's attorney, William Bratton III, said he would file an appeal on the matter. The basis for the new trial request stems from a courthouse incident that allegedly took place outside the courtroom during Ukwuachu's trial. Baylor attorney Melinda Hedrick testified that she overheard prosecutor Hilary LaBorde openly scold Baylor A sociate Dean Bethany McCraw Trevon Diggs Jersey in the courthouse rotunda after McCraw's testimony, saying "You should be ashamed of yourself. You just victimized that girl again. I wish I knew who your supervisor is because I would talk to them about your job. You should be ashamed."According to Hedrick, the exchange was loud enough to be overheard by witne ses or jurors, and Bratton argued that it could have altered the trial outcome.Ukwuachu was convicted in August of sexual a saulting a fellow Baylor student-athlete in 2013. He was sentenced by Johnson to 180 days in county jail, 10 years of felony probation and 400 hours of community service. Ukwuachu transferred to Baylor from Boise State in 2013 but never played in a game for the .*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *. Dallas Cowboys Jersey