Joseph Alliniece
A jury found a Texas man guilty of first-degree murder and three other counts Monday afternoon in Cleveland County District Court.
The jury gave its decision to the court in the case of Joseph Fidel Alliniece, 32, of Missouri City, Texas, after about 90 minutes of deliberation. He was found guilty of the murder of Norman resident Brittani Young, 27, two counts of kidnapping and robbery by force or fear on April 24, 2018.
According to reports, Norman police responded shortly after Young s death inside a residence at the Emerald Greens Apartments. Alliniece had fled the scene, and a search ensued. That night, Alliniece was found and arrested by Oklahoma City Police Department officers, then brought to Norman for questioning.
By: Brittany Toolis
A Cleveland County jury convicted Joseph Alliniece for the brutal death of Brittani Young, a Norman woman killed in 2018.
After a week of witness testimony, the jury took just over 90 minutes of deliberation to come to a guilty verdict.
“We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. And it’s not over yet,” said Brittani’s sister-in-law Jamie Murphy.
Brittani s family cried tears of joy in the hallway of courtroom as the verdict came in.
Alliniece was found guilty on all counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery.
Young’s family hugged each other as they walked away from the courthouse, each wearing pink in solidarity.
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Joseph Alliniece was convicted in the April 2018 killing of Brittani Young in Norman.
Investigators said Young’s body was found badly beaten. Prosecutors said Alliniece stomped on the victim’s head until she died.
Many graphic images and video were shown throughout the trial.
By: Brittany Toolis
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The defense team for Joseph Alliniece, though scheduled to start Friday, won t begin presenting their case till next week.
Prosecutors wrapped their case against the man charged with killing Brittani Young; But his defense team has yet to begin presenting their case.
The jury box stayed empty Friday morning. It s because the defense team wanted to add more witnesses to their list. I really anticipated that we might be able to get the case to the jury today unfortunately that didn t happen, said Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn.
Instead of the defense presenting its case to the jury after lunch, the court decided to recess for the weekend just before noon Friday.