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# Jason Corbett

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2022
# North Carolina
Jason Corbett killing: Judge sets June 2023 date for retrial of Molly Corbett and Thomas Martens
The new trial is set to begin on 26 June 2023.
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Sep 21st 2022, 4:27 PM
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# molly martens
Bail granted to killers of Limerick man Jason Corbett
Molly and Tom Martens were granted a retrial earlier this year.
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Apr 7th 2021, 8:09 PM
# North Carolina
Killers of Limerick man Jason Corbett could be freed from prison today
The pair were granted a retrial earlier this year.
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Apr 7th 2021, 7:06 AM
# Retrial
Killers of Jason Corbett may be freed on bail tomorrow as they consider manslaughter plea bargain deal
Jason Corbett, from Limerick, was killed in 2015.
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Apr 6th 2021, 3:24 PM
# US Court
Brother of Jason Corbett writes to US President expressing 'dismay' over offer of plea bargain
The 39-year-old Limerick man was murdered while he slept in 2015.
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Apr 2nd 2021, 6:19 PM
# molly martens
Jason Corbett's family 'devastated' after learning killers could be released from prison this week
The 39-year-old Limerick man was murdered while he slept in 2015.
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Apr 1st 2021, 7:31 AM
# Jason Corbett
Molly and Tom Martens granted retrial for murder of Jason Corbett
Both were convicted in 2017 over the murder of Jason Corbett.
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Mar 12th 2021, 7:41 PM
# North Carolina
US attorney general to appeal decision to grant Jason Corbett killers a re-trial
The 39 year-old was murdered in his US home in August 2015.
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Feb 21st 2020, 10:52 PM
# molly martens
US judge orders retrial of father and daughter convicted of killing Irishman Jason Corbett
A judge today ruled that a retrial should be held and said that “prejudiucial” errors had been made.
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Feb 4th 2020, 3:52 PM
# North Carolina
Molly and Tom Martens appeal hears evidence excluded from trial supported self-defence claim
The father and daughter are now serving 20 years to 25 years in prison.
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Jan 31st 2019, 9:43 PM
# Court
Molly Martens and father lodge appeal documents against murder conviction
Lawyers for Molly and Thomas Martens have made claims of jury misconduct in a bid to quash their murder convictions.
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Sep 14th 2018, 6:31 PM
# Jason Corbett
Molly Martens and father to have appeal against murder conviction heard next month
They were convicted of killing Irishman Jason Corbett.
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Aug 10th 2018, 10:10 PM
Voices
'The law, whether it is in Ireland, the UK or the US, more often than not gets it right'
‘My Brother Jason’ by Tracey Corbett Lynch and Ralph Riegel is published by Gill Books.
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Jun 3rd 2018, 3:00 PM
# Late Late Show
Jason Corbett's sister: 'I know he had a bag packed, he was going to leave'
Molly Martens was found guilty of killing her husband Jason Corbett by a US court last year.
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May 19th 2018, 8:29 AM
# appeal
Lawyers for Molly Corbett and Thomas Martens claim jury misconduct in bid to quash murder convictions
Members of the jury discussed the case in an inappropriate way on numerous occasions, the defence claims.
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Aug 26th 2017, 1:39 PM
# defence motion
Corbett trial: Prosecutors bid to reject attempts to overturn verdicts due to 'jury misconduct'
Two weeks ago, Corbett and Martens were each found guilty of second-degree murder.
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Aug 24th 2017, 8:09 AM
# Jason Corbett
Lawyers for Molly Corbett and Thomas Martens seek new trial
A week ago, Corbett and Martens were each found guilty of second-degree murder.
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Aug 17th 2017, 5:42 PM
# statement
'Their daddy is vindicated' - Jason Corbett's sister thanks public for their support
“It does not matter what the Martens say now. They are convicted killers and liars.”
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Aug 16th 2017, 10:19 AM
# appeal
Anger as Martens family starts fundraising drive to pay for murder conviction appeals
The pair were convicted on Wednesday of the second-degree murder.
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Aug 12th 2017, 1:19 PM
# jason corbett trial
'We hope to move as quickly as possible': It could take a year to appeal guilty verdicts in Corbett trial
Lawyers for Molly Martens-Corbett and Thomas Martens have begun the appeals process.
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Aug 11th 2017, 7:44 AM
# Jason Corbett
'It's been two years of a nightmare. My brother is still gone. It won't bring my brother back'
Jason Corbett’s brother said the people of Limerick had come together to support his family.
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Aug 10th 2017, 10:34 AM
# jason corbett trial
'These were particularly extreme injuries': Prosecutors say justice prevailed in Martens' guilty verdict
District Attorney Garry Frank said that he expects Molly and Thomas Martens to appeal their guilty verdicts.
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Aug 10th 2017, 8:48 AM
# jason corbett trial
Jason Corbett's son: 'Molly will always be remembered as a murderer'
Jack Corbett, aged 13, said Molly Corbett had deprived him and his younger sister of an adoring father.
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Aug 9th 2017, 8:26 PM
# Murder Trial
Lawyer in Jason Corbett trial bangs bat against table to demonstrate force of impact
The jury in the murder trial will continue deliberating today.
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Aug 9th 2017, 8:11 AM
# North Carolina
'End this nightmare and find him not guilty' - Court hears final arguments in Corbett murder trial
Jason Corbett’s wife Molly and his father-in-law Thomas Martens are charged with his murder.
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Aug 8th 2017, 8:06 PM
# Jason Corbett
'Why didn't they stop? That's malice': Jury hears closing arguments in Corbett murder trial
The prosecution and defence began their closing arguments yesterday, before the jury starts its deliberations.
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Aug 8th 2017, 7:08 AM
# Trial
Molly Corbett will not testify in her own defence on Jason Corbett murder charge
The trial is approaching closing arguments.
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Aug 7th 2017, 8:19 PM
# jason corbett trial
'I hit him until I thought he could not kill me': Thomas Martens testifies at Jason Corbett murder trial
Corbett’s father-in-law admitted that he and Jason never got on.
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Aug 4th 2017, 7:14 PM
# Murder Trial
Jason Corbett's sister tells trial he was 'homesick and lonely'
Thomas Martens and Molly Martens Corbett have claimed they acted in self defence.
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Aug 4th 2017, 7:25 AM
# Jason Corbett
Blood evidence shows Molly and her father were above Corbett during hits to his head, trial hears
Yesterday the trial heard an object may have been used to hit Jason Corbett multiple times.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 10:15 PM
# Murder Trial
Blood spatter expert believes Jason Corbett's head hit wall, court hears
Earlier, the trial heard that Corbett’s father-in-law said he hated him.
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Aug 2nd 2017, 7:30 AM
# Murder Trial
Jason Corbett trial: No fingerprints found on baseball bat, court hears
The jury heard DNA analysts give evidence in the murder trial yesterday.
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Aug 1st 2017, 8:15 AM
# Murder Trial
Officer took photo showing strands of blonde hair intertwined in Jason Corbett's hand, trial hears
An officer has testified that he saw blonde hair in Jason Corbett’s hand.
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Jul 31st 2017, 10:41 PM
# Murder Trial
'She kept tugging at her neck, I asked her to stop' - Trial hears Molly Corbett showed no signs of injury
Several witnesses have testified that they saw no injuries on Molly Martens Corbett the night her husband Jason was killed in 2015.
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Jul 28th 2017, 9:30 AM
# Jason Corbett
Paramedic tells court that Jason Corbett 'felt cool' and had dried blood on his face
Amanda Hackworth, a Davidson County paramedic, said she reached her arm over Jason Corbett’s body and felt the coolness.
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Jul 27th 2017, 10:14 PM
# North Carolina
Jason Corbett trial: Expert says only low level of 'sleeping pill' drug present in victim
Earlier in proceedings, a juror had to be briefly excused because a graphic image made her sick.
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Jul 27th 2017, 1:18 PM
# North Carolina
Jason Corbett had head injuries 'similar to a car crash or fall from great height'
The trial was briefly delayed as one juror became ill while viewing photos of Jason’s injuries.
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Jul 26th 2017, 8:35 PM
# North Carolina
Trial of wife and father-in-law hears of extensive damage to skull of Irishman Jason Corbett
The trial officially began today.
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Jul 25th 2017, 8:32 PM
# in open court
Wife and father-in-law of Irishman Jason Corbett go on trial for his murder in North Carolina
A jury is being selected in Lexington.
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Jul 17th 2017, 9:25 PM
# Jason Corbett
Children of Irishman killed in America 'told social workers he hit their step-mother'
Jason Corbett was killed at his home last year.
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