Original sentence: On February 11, 2000, a Florida circuit court ruled that Schiavo was in a PVS,  a decision affirmed on appeal by 19 separate judges
Edited sentence: Ten years later, on February 11, 2000, a Florida circuit court ruled that Schiavo was in a PVS.The Second District Court of Appeal not only affirmed the decision of the trial court, but said had it reviewed the evidence, it would have reached the same finding.This decision was affirmed on appeal by 19 separate judges