Since the cis- and trans-vinyl radicals can equilibrate at this stage and the trans-radical is the more stable of the two, both diastereomeric acetoxy sulfones would still lead selectively to the same product.
Since the cis- and trans-vinyl radicals can equilibrate at this stage and the trans-radical is the more stable of the two, both diastereomeric acetoxy sulfones would still lead selectively to the same product.