Molly Martens and her father Tom could face no further time in prison for the death of Jason Corbett if they accept a plea bargain
The pair are due in court today for a retrial for second-degree murder of 39-year-old Irishman Jason Corbett – Ms Martens’ husband - in 2015.
The father and daughter are expected to opt for a plea bargain that will reduce the charge to voluntary manslaughter.“They can reject the plea bargain offer, they can accept it, or what they can also do is under US law, there's a unique mechanism called an Alford plea,” he said. “If it does go down the route of a plea bargain deal today, which we understand that it will, then what will happen is that instead of it becoming a retrial, it will essentially become a bench sentencing hearing.”He noted no jury has been selected for the supposed retrial today and, while a trial would be expected to last six weeks, only two weeks have been scheduled for the case in the courthouse.
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