THEN YOU CAN WATCH THE STATE OF THE UNION ON WXII, TONIGHT AT 9:00. KENNY: A LOCAL MURDER CASE THAT MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES IS GOING BACK TO COURT. THE NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS OVERTURNED 2017 MURDER CONVICTIONS FOR MOLLY CORBETT AND HER FATHER, TOM MARTENS, AND ORDERED A NEW TRIAL. A DAVIDSON COUNTY JURY FOUND THEM GUILTY OF KILLING MOLLY’S HUSBAND, JASON CORBETT, IN 2015. STEVE KING SPOKE TO ONE OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS. HE JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEXT. STEVE: TOM MARTEN’S ATTORNEY SAYS MARTEN’S FAMILY IS QUOTE OVERCOME WITH EMOTION RIGHT NOW. THIS AFTER THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS RULED IN A 2 TO 1 VOTE, THAT A NEW MURDER TRIAL IS NEEDED FOR MARTEN AND HIS DAUGHTER. MOLLY CORBETT AND MARTENS WERE CONVICTED OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER FOR THE KILLING OF JASON CORBETT IN A DAVIDSON COUNTY HOME IN 2015. NOW, THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HAS OVERTURNED THEIR MURDER CONVICTIONS, AGREEING WITH THE DEFENSE THAT THERE WERE ERRORS IN THE TRIAL. THE APPEALS COURT SAID ONE OF THOSE ERRORS, WAS WHEN STATEMENTS MADE BY THE COUPLE’S CHILDREN WERE RULED INADMISSIBLE DURING THE TRIAL. THE 169-PAGE RULING GOES OVER THE DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THE DECISION AND INCLUDES THE STATEMENT, "DEFENDANTS WERE PREVENTED FROM PRESENTING A MEANINGFUL DEFENSE, OR FROM RECEIVING THE FULL BENEFIT OF THEIR CLAIMS OF SELF-DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF A FAMILY. AS A RESULT, THE JURY WAS DENIED CRITICAL EVIDENCE AND RENDERED INCAPABLE OF PERFORMING ITS CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTION." THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS PLEASED WITH THIS RULING. >> ON BEHALF OF THE MARTENS FAMILY, WE’RE EXTREMELY PLEASED THAT THEY OVERTURNED THE CONVICTION AND ORDERED A NEW TRIAL. THAT’S WHAT WE ASKED FOR THEM TO DO AND THAT’S WHAT THEY DECIDED WAS THE APPROPRIATE DECISION BASED UPON THE FACTS AND LAW OF THIS CASE. STEVE: THE NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN APPEAL THIS RULING BUT THE AG’S OFFICE SAYS THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO NEXT. THE CORBETT FAMILY SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME. FOR THE FULL DECISION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE. STEVE KING, WXII 12 NEWS. KENNY: THANKS, STEVE. WXII WAS IN COURT DURING THE MURDER TRIAL IN 2017. YOU CAN FIND PREVIOUS COVERAGE, BACKGROUND ON THE CASE, AND MUCH MORE ON WXII12.C