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Jason Young, convicted of killing significant wife, seeks third trial

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No ruling Thursday on Jason Young appeal

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Raleigh human being bedevilled of killing his significant wife 11 years agone, is seeking freedom with a third trial.

Jason Young is serving a life sentence at the Alexander Correctional Establishment in Alexander County for the decease of his wife Michelle. She was v months pregnant in Nov 2006 when her encarmine body was found in their sleeping accommodation with their unharmed daughter. She was beaten to death.

The daughter - who was 2-years-quondam at the time - tracked tiny encarmine footprints throughout the upstairs floor of the abode on Birchleaf Drive.

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Jason Young was charged years later with the offense.

Jason and Michelle families were in court Thursday morning equally a hearing for a third trial began. Young has requested a new trial, claiming his attorneys did not finer fight introduction of a ceremonious example naming him as the murderer.

Superior Court Guess Bryan Collins was the first defence force witness called to the stand. He was a Wake Canton public defender and represented Immature when Young was bedevilled.

Young was bedevilled of killing Michelle in March, 2012. At his first trial in 2011, a jury couldn't come up to a verdict deadlocking 8-to-four for acquittal. Eight months subsequently, he was tried again and bedevilled, after prosecutors introduced evidence that wasn't used in the first trial.

In April 2014, the land Court of Appeals said the approximate at the second trial shouldn't have allowed evidence virtually a wrongful expiry lawsuit and child custody complaint.

Young listens equally his lawyer Mike Klinkosum makes opening remarks during his retrial on Mon, Feb. half-dozen, 2012.

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In his first trial, Immature took the witness stand and admitted he was a less than perfect married man, just said he was working on his wedlock and didn't kill his wife. He did not testify at his 2nd trial, but the jury was shown the video of him testifying.

The judge overseeing the civil example had previously declared Young responsible for his wife'south death after he failed to respond to the claims of Michelle's relatives in civil courtroom. The default judgment in civil court did not declare innocence or guilt in the criminal example.

Since and then, the conviction was vacated by the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the order for a new trial halted by the North Carolina Supreme Courtroom, which sent the case dorsum to the Courtroom of Appeals. The appeals court ruled concluding yr that an evidentiary hearing should be held in Wake Canton Superior Court.

In that location was no ruling on Young's appeal Thursday.

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