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Prosecutors urge NC high court to uphold murder convictions

Prosecutors urge NC high court to uphold murder convictions
THE GUNMAN WAS KILLED BY A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY. DAVONTE: 5:47 A.M. AND PROSECUTORS IN THE JASON CORBETT MURDER CASE ARE ASKING THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD THE CONVICTIONS. CORBETT’S WIFE, MOLLY, AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, THOMAS MARTENS, WERE BOTH FOUND GUILTY OF HIS MURDER IN 2015. BUT THOSE CONVICTIONS WERE OVERTURNED IN FEBRUARY. THE APPEALS COURT SAYS THE TRIAL JUDGE MADE ERRORS THAT DEPRIVED THE TWO OF A FAIR
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Prosecutors urge NC high court to uphold murder convictions
Prosecutors in North Carolina are urging the state’s Supreme Court to uphold the murder convictions of a woman and her father who were convicted of beating her husband to death in Davidson County.The Winston-Salem Journal reported Sunday that the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office has filed a 96-page brief with the high court.Molly Corbett, and her father, former FBI agent, Thomas Martens, were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017 for the death of Irish businessman Jason Corbett. Molly Corbett and her father claim self defense.Prosecutor’s criticize an appeals court ruling in February that overturned the convictions. The appeals court had said that the trial judge made errors so prejudicial that they deprived Molly Corbett and Martens of having a fair trial.One of Martens’ attorneys said his defense team plans to file a written response. Walter Holton, Molly Corbett’s attorney, did not respond to a request for comment from the newspaper.It may take months before the state Supreme Court issues a ruling.

Prosecutors in North Carolina are urging the state’s Supreme Court to uphold the murder convictions of a woman and her father who were convicted of beating her husband to death in Davidson County.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported Sunday that the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office has filed a 96-page brief with the high court.

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Molly Corbett, and her father, former FBI agent, Thomas Martens, were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017 for the death of Irish businessman Jason Corbett. Molly Corbett and her father claim self defense.

Prosecutor’s criticize an appeals court ruling in February that overturned the convictions. The appeals court had said that the trial judge made errors so prejudicial that they deprived Molly Corbett and Martens of having a fair trial.

One of Martens’ attorneys said his defense team plans to file a written response. Walter Holton, Molly Corbett’s attorney, did not respond to a request for comment from the newspaper.

It may take months before the state Supreme Court issues a ruling.