The conviction of Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers student who spied on Tyler Clementi in an encounter with another man, may be overturned in the coming months.

After Clementi committed suicide in 2010, Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation, tampering with evidence, witness tampering and hindering a prosecution.

A three-judge panel will consider whether Judge Glenn Berman overstepped his authority in 2012 when he sentenced Ravi to 30 days in jail.

Ravi was facing up to ten years in a state prison, but Berman said no matter how "unconscionable" the conduct, he couldn't "remand him to a state prison that houses people convicted of offenses such as murder, armed robbery and rape."

Prosecutor Joie Piderit chided Berma for the comment, saying "the court was never going to sentence this defendant to prison, and our code doesn’t allow him to do that."

The panel could lengthen Ravi's sentence, shorten it, or throw it out altogether. Ravi's attorney, Steven Altman, insists the bias intimidation charges should be thrown out, as a recent Supreme Court ruling invalidated part of the statute.

Since their son's death, Tyler Clementi's parents have launched a foundation to address cyber-bullying.

"The values of this country have evolved due to the good work and good intentions of many people and organizations," said Jane Clementi in a statement. "Americans are more sensitive today to the enduring harm that bullying can cause."