A civil jury found Jason Carter liable in his mother's death. Now he'll stand trial for murder.
March 5, 2019
"Jason Carter, the central Iowa man found civilly responsible for his mother's death, will stand trial later this week for murder in her killing.
Carter, 46, of Knoxville, was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shirley Carter, days after a civil jury found him responsible for her June 2015 death.
Jury selection began Tuesday in the highly anticipated criminal case, which was moved from Marion County to Pottawattamie County because of pre-trial publicity. Prosecutors expect opening arguments to begin Thursday. ...
Carter's lawyers have accused law enforcement of withholding exculpatory evidence they said indicated someone else may have killed Shirley. The new evidence, they claimed, included interviews detectives conducted with witnesses who said a group of three people broke into her home to burglarize it, killing her in the process.
But Jason Carter knew information about the homicide that only the killer would have known, authorities said. He provided information to law enforcement that incriminated himself that included multiple inconsistent statements, investigators said.
Jason Carter pleaded not guilty to murder, a charge that, if convicted, would send him to life in prison without the possibility of parole...."
A civil jury found Jason Carter liable in his mother's death. Now he'll stand trial for murder.
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Remember, this case is a little backwards. Civil case, father blames Jason, Jason blame father. Civil found Jason guilty.
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