Trial Delayed until at least January

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I tried to post this once but it didn't appear to go through. IMO, usually when jurors have strong feelings as to their verdict, they speak out after the trial is over. Perhaps not all of them, but at least a couple will give interviews or remark on the evidence presented that they either agreed or disagreed with IMO. I haven't been able to locate any remarks or comments from anyone on this jury. JMO, but to me that speaks for itself.

The foreman said that there was clearly reasonable doubt, but I don't think anyone else has made any comments.

http://www.wral.com/specialreports/michelleyoung/story/9800989/
 
I work in a prison with male inmates but my office is not near the housing unit where the trouble makers are segregated. The inmates I interact with are fairly intelligent, polite and respectful. They are allowed to engage in friendly banter with staff and each other. Highly trained guards are plentiful. It was tense for me before I had training and my own set of keys.

Thanks, Belle. I would love to get more details -- but I realize that this is not the place -- I guess I am just curious because I would like to know more about the places where the convicted people are sent. There are shows on TV, as you probably are aware, that paint really negative pictures of these places...

Again thanks!..
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10 jurors have been seated.

I find this interesting: "Opening statements are scheduled to begin in two weeks. Wake County's assistant district attorney has said she expects the new trial to last about six weeks."

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8518769

Wasn't the last trial about 2 weeks? I guess they're going to include more girlfriends and information about what a bad husband he was ... or could it be that the prosecution finally has some serious evidence.
 
10 jurors have been seated.

I find this interesting: "Opening statements are scheduled to begin in two weeks. Wake County's assistant district attorney has said she expects the new trial to last about six weeks."

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8518769

Wasn't the last trial about 2 weeks? I guess they're going to include more girlfriends and information about what a bad husband he was ... or could it be that the prosecution finally has some serious evidence.

Thanks! I doubt it will be new information about more girls or partying. The Judge pretty much shut-down that line in the last trial. I can't fathom what more they could have found years later that would prove he left the hotel and made the roundtrip.
 
Thanks, Belle. I would love to get more details -- but I realize that this is not the place -- I guess I am just curious because I would like to know more about the places where the convicted people are sent. There are shows on TV, as you probably are aware, that paint really negative pictures of these places...

Again thanks!..
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YW. Rest assured, those negative pictures are justified. There are parts of prisons where the really bad inmates are separated out from those who are just trying to serve their time and get out.
 
"During more than two weeks of testimony, the state contended that the Youngs' marriage was strained because Jason Young didn't want to be married or have children because the responsibility conflicted with a bachelor-like lifestyle that consisted of an affair, football tailgate parties, drinking and partying with friends.

Young, who was among the 48 witnesses to testify, said he was out of town when someone else killed his 29-year-old wife and that he had no involvement in the crime.

But prosecutors claimed that he checked into a Virginia hotel, drove 169 miles back to his home, beat his wife to death and drove back to the hotel.

Defense attorneys argued that two people could have been involved in the crime, pointing out that DNA evidence found inside the house didn't match Jason Young and that he didn't have time to commit the crime in the timeframe laid out by the state."

http://www.wral.com/specialreports/michelleyoung/story/10633113/

I guess the prosecution has to have a pretty good explanation for the two sets of foot prints in the bedroom. It does seem a bit farfetched to claim that Jason was in a hurry after murdering his wife but he stopped to switch shoes (wearing one set of shoes that were two sizes too small) and stage footprints. Theories that I've read are that he planned a soft kill but when Michelle fought back, it turned into a vicious beating. It's surprising that after the plan went completely wrong and he was seriously running out of time, he staged footprints.

I think the theory that Jason didn't want to be married is a bit unusual. There was nothing and no one forcing him to marry Michelle in the first place, so one can only conclude that he wanted to get married and have a family. Michelle was pregnant twice after the birth of their first child, so presumably they were both interested in having more children. The fact that they had a rocky marriage could mean that neither of them really wanted to be in the marriage, but they still were both involved in expanding their family. It doesn't add up for me.
 
Thanks! I doubt it will be new information about more girls or partying. The Judge pretty much shut-down that line in the last trial. I can't fathom what more they could have found years later that would prove he left the hotel and made the roundtrip.

I guess they were still investigating the family finances after the last trial. I wonder what more could be found and how that would impact the evidence. I wonder if they're still relying on the gas attendant testimony and then building a tighter timeline around that testimony. Maybe the defense will present a stronger case this time rather than put Jason on the stand.
 
IMO there was far more actual evidence in this case than in the BC case. Meaning that the evidence was extremely easy to follow because JLY involved another person, Meredith Fisher, in his crime. Albiet BC did give that deposition for custody, though, so perhaps it's a draw. Had the DA cross-examined JLY with any vigor, I doubt we'd be sitting here today. I've forgotton the name of the attorney who took BC's deposition, but she could have handled JLY's cross handily IMO. I still say 'sic Boz on him'.

Gracie, you hit the nail on the head. I have thought about this and thought about it to the extent that if JY walks I think I would vote to unlock the cell and let BC walk too. His Sweetness, NCSU95, has tried to get me to think with my head and not my heart....which I find nearly impossible to do. Having said that, there appears to be so much more in this case that the ADAs can use, if they screw it up this time they should all be demoted. Plus, as badly as I disliked BC, I dislike JY even more. I can't even stand to look at JY and think about his insane childishness.
 
I guess they were still investigating the family finances after the last trial. I wonder what more could be found and how that would impact the evidence. I wonder if they're still relying on the gas attendant testimony and then building a tighter timeline around that testimony. Maybe the defense will present a stronger case this time rather than put Jason on the stand.

I'm wondering if they'll abandon their theory that he returned to Raleigh and instead embrace one that has him hiring a hit man. I thought the gas attendant was a terrible witness. But if they try to go with the hired hitman, that seems like desperation to me because they know they can't prove he left the hotel. They'd need some solid evidence of a hitman before a jury would believe it.

JMO
 
I guess they were still investigating the family finances after the last trial. I wonder what more could be found and how that would impact the evidence. I wonder if they're still relying on the gas attendant testimony and then building a tighter timeline around that testimony. Maybe the defense will present a stronger case this time rather than put Jason on the stand.

I watched this trial back in June with one eye and the CA trial in Fl with the other eye. I caught most of the important aspects of this trial live. My most vivid memory is when BH cross examined JY and she may as well have been teaching a preschool Sunday school class. At best, it was difficult for the jury to connect any dots because BH didn't lay any out. I'm thinking that the second time around, even if the defense has more evidence, the prosecution better be pulling some rabbits out of a hat, getting some fire in their veins, and acting like they believe in what they are doing. I don't know if they tested everything they had for DNA or how much scientific evidence the state may have now that they didn't have the first time. Probably none, but I hope I'm wrong. Going into this trial I thought the state pretty much had things wrapped up, what a let down. Now I'll say this again just as I stated in the BC trial, I would never, ever want an innocent man/woman to be found guilty in error. I think JY is guilty so I'm hoping the state learned a few lessons during the first trial and will be ready for the game this time.
 
I'm wondering if they'll abandon their theory that he returned to Raleigh and instead embrace one that has him hiring a hit man. I thought the gas attendant was a terrible witness. But if they try to go with the hired hitman, that seems like desperation to me because they know they can't prove he left the hotel. They'd need some solid evidence of a hitman before a jury would believe it.

JMO

I think the prosecution would be eager to argue a hitman theory, but there's simply no evidence.
 
I watched this trial back in June with one eye and the CA trial in Fl with the other eye. I caught most of the important aspects of this trial live. My most vivid memory is when BH cross examined JY and she may as well have been teaching a preschool Sunday school class. At best, it was difficult for the jury to connect any dots because BH didn't lay any out. I'm thinking that the second time around, even if the defense has more evidence, the prosecution better be pulling some rabbits out of a hat, getting some fire in their veins, and acting like they believe in what they are doing. I don't know if they tested everything they had for DNA or how much scientific evidence the state may have now that they didn't have the first time. Probably none, but I hope I'm wrong. Going into this trial I thought the state pretty much had things wrapped up, what a let down. Now I'll say this again just as I stated in the BC trial, I would never, ever want an innocent man/woman to be found guilty in error. I think JY is guilty so I'm hoping the state learned a few lessons during the first trial and will be ready for the game this time.

I'm confident that the prosecution will be ready to cross examine Jason this time, but I kind of doubt that he will give them a second chance. I think that the jury had difficulty connecting the dots because some of the dots were missing. He's probably guilty, but so were OJ and Casey Anthony. If the case is weak, the prosecution should delay until there is more evidence. I would never believe the gas attendant, so there's a big question of how Jason managed to make the trip without gas stops. Obviously police canvassed gas stations all along the route or they wouldn't have come up with the woman that claimed she recognized Jason, except the guy that she saw was only 5 feet tall.
 
I'm confident that the prosecution will be ready to cross examine Jason this time, but I kind of doubt that he will give them a second chance. I think that the jury had difficulty connecting the dots because some of the dots were missing. He's probably guilty, but so were OJ and Casey Anthony. If the case is weak, the prosecution should delay until there is more evidence. I would never believe the gas attendant, so there's a big question of how Jason managed to make the trip without gas stops. Obviously police canvassed gas stations all along the route or they wouldn't have come up with the woman that claimed she recognized Jason, except the guy that she saw was only 5 feet tall.

I know--she was really quite tripped up but I blame BH for not getting her testimony straightened out on the spot.
I watched every minute of the OJ trial due to having had surgery and couldn't do anything for the duration. I watched the Anthony trial because now I'm old and don't have much else to do. After both of those verdicts, I have come to the realization that a jury is going to decide what they want and the evidence--an abundance of, or a lack of-- doesn't matter. I don't know if sometimes the testimony is over their heads, the testimony isn't sound, or if they just want to be done with it all. Anyhow, I'm not surprised any more by too much of anything.
 
This just in on the WRAL 8pm internet news:
Young defense concerned jurors are talking about case

Nine jurors seated in second Jason Young murder trial
Jury selection begins for Jason Young retrial

Raleigh, N.C. — A defense attorney for a Wake County man being tried a second time in the death of his pregnant wife expressed concerns Wednesday about potential jurors talking online about the case.

Wake County Public Defender Bryan Collins, who is representing Jason Young, told Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens that he discovered postings to an Internet message board from two users purporting to have been among the pool of potential jurors.

According to the thread, one of the users was dismissed during the jury selection process, but the second user was selected as a juror.

Stephens said he would address the matter after attorneys finish choosing the jury.So far, 10 jurors have been seated.
Young, 37, is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 3, 2006, beating death of 29-year-old Michelle Young, who was found on the floor of a bedroom in the couple's Wake County home.

He was charged in December 2009 and initially went to trial in June. Stephens, however, declared a mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.

Testifying during his trial, Young denied any involvement in the crime, saying he was out of town when it happened.

Opening statements in the retrial are scheduled to begin Feb. 6, and attorneys estimate that testimony could last up to six weeks.
 
YW. Rest assured, those negative pictures are justified. There are parts of prisons where the really bad inmates are separated out from those who are just trying to serve their time and get out.

Thanks again - I'm glad to hear that the ones who are trying to do the time "quietly," so to speak, and hope to never come back are separated from the ones who know they will be in & out for the rest of their lives. I guess that is mostly accomplished by maximum, medium and minimum custody? Or what?

Does the Corrections Administration truly try to help those that want help and education? Does a "good" inmate have a pretty decent chance of getting some education and counseling so that he/she won't return?

Thanks again, Belle.
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Agreed. Something simple that won't create any gray area. How in the name of all that's holy did they ever think a jury could create a visual of the trips he made without drawing it out for them to view????

Just simply show a large map of his trips from Raleigh to Hillsville to Raleigh, to Hillsville, etc., etc., with the time and with mileage. If the last jury were to see something like that today, I bet a buck that some would change their minds. Just that one exhibit. <sigh>

A picture of the size 10's alongside a picture of his bruised, red feet. (I think he went into the house with the size 10' on, BTW...)

A picture of the shrubs and the doors -- show in feet the distance between them.

Worth 1,000 words....
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This just in on the WRAL 8pm internet news:
Young defense concerned jurors are talking about case

Nine jurors seated in second Jason Young murder trial
Jury selection begins for Jason Young retrial

Raleigh, N.C. &#8212; A defense attorney for a Wake County man being tried a second time in the death of his pregnant wife expressed concerns Wednesday about potential jurors talking online about the case.

Wake County Public Defender Bryan Collins, who is representing Jason Young, told Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens that he discovered postings to an Internet message board from two users purporting to have been among the pool of potential jurors.

According to the thread, one of the users was dismissed during the jury selection process, but the second user was selected as a juror.

Stephens said he would address the matter after attorneys finish choosing the jury.So far, 10 jurors have been seated.
Young, 37, is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 3, 2006, beating death of 29-year-old Michelle Young, who was found on the floor of a bedroom in the couple's Wake County home.

He was charged in December 2009 and initially went to trial in June. Stephens, however, declared a mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.

Testifying during his trial, Young denied any involvement in the crime, saying he was out of town when it happened.

Opening statements in the retrial are scheduled to begin Feb. 6, and attorneys estimate that testimony could last up to six weeks.


Here is the internet board in question....page 10 and 11

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=613188&page=10
 
Just simply show a large map of his trips from Raleigh to Hillsville to Raleigh, to Hillsville, etc., etc., with the time and with mileage. If the last jury were to see something like that today, I bet a buck that some would change their minds. Just that one exhibit. <sigh>

A picture of the size 10's alongside a picture of his bruised, red feet. (I think he went into the house with the size 10' on, BTW...)

A picture of the shrubs and the doors -- show in feet the distance between them.

Worth 1,000 words....
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Wasn't it JTFax who had gone up and taken pictures of the motel doors and they were much better than what LE had?
I hope you are right about the visuals.....and god forbid the state starts whining about no money in the budget for them. Heck, I am ready to make a donation for whatever they need to put it into a visual of some sort so that everything is easy and clear for the jury to see and absorb.
 
This just in on the WRAL 8pm internet news:
Young defense concerned jurors are talking about case

Nine jurors seated in second Jason Young murder trial
Jury selection begins for Jason Young retrial

Raleigh, N.C. — A defense attorney for a Wake County man being tried a second time in the death of his pregnant wife expressed concerns Wednesday about potential jurors talking online about the case.

Wake County Public Defender Bryan Collins, who is representing Jason Young, told Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens that he discovered postings to an Internet message board from two users purporting to have been among the pool of potential jurors.

According to the thread, one of the users was dismissed during the jury selection process, but the second user was selected as a juror.

Stephens said he would address the matter after attorneys finish choosing the jury.So far, 10 jurors have been seated.
Young, 37, is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 3, 2006, beating death of 29-year-old Michelle Young, who was found on the floor of a bedroom in the couple's Wake County home.

He was charged in December 2009 and initially went to trial in June. Stephens, however, declared a mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.

Testifying during his trial, Young denied any involvement in the crime, saying he was out of town when it happened.

Opening statements in the retrial are scheduled to begin Feb. 6, and attorneys estimate that testimony could last up to six weeks.


Here it is as of 9:04EST:

http://www.wral.com/specialreports/michelleyoung/story/10645116/
 
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