WALLBURG â The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Monday regarding a lower courtâs ruling to overturn the convictions of Thomas Martens and Molly Corbett.
Found guilty in August 2017 of murdering Irish native Jason Corbett, Martens, a retired FBI agent, and his daughter had their convictions overturned last February, but the decision was appealed by prosecutors. Corbett, 39, was found dead inside his Meadowlands home in August 2015.
His wife Molly and her father were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 20-to-25 years in prison two years later. In February 2020, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found that both had grounds for a new trial.